Close Call
She had a close call during her track cycling race! Luckily, she narrowly avoided crashing into French racer Virginie Cueff! She did this by riding all the way up the side barrier. She appeared horizontal at some point! Amazing!
Close Call
Uniting Australia
Sometimes, athletes face much more than the immense pressure of competing in the Olympics. Obviously, that’s an enormous amount of pressure on its own! Though, Cathy Freeman faced so much more when she ran in the Sydney Games. Back in 2000, she was one of 11 Aboriginals out of the 628 member team. Thus, her performance could potentionally boost the country of Australia’s image as a progressive and accepting one. She was chosen to light the flame but more importantly, she successfully won the 400 meter final in 49.11 seconds. This monumental victory made her the country’s 100th Olympic champion.
Uniting Australia
