Interpreters reflect on their Sydney Olympic experiences

Volunteer Estonian interpreter Vella Pihlak with her Sydney 2000 uniform

Volunteer Estonian interpreter Vella Pihlak with her Sydney 2000 uniform Source: SBS

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With 11,000 international athletes converging on Sydney 20 years ago came the challenge of communicating in hundreds of different languages.

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