The Melbourne Cricket Ground was the home of the 1956 Olympic Games. And the Australian Sports Museum at the MCG is the home of Australia’s Olympic history.

Did you know Australia is one of just five nations to have had representatives at every modern Olympic games? You can learn all about it via the timeline of stories detailing Australia’s involvement stretching back to Athens in 1896.

And of course, there’s plenty of Sydney 2000 moments to go around.

The controversial tale of Fatso

At the 2000 Olympics, a small wombat with an oversized posterior captured the world’s attention.

Decades later, this unsung hero of sport calls the MCG home – and continues to create a stir…

Visit Fatso in the Olympic Gallery in the Australian Sports Museum. Read more about Fatso here.