Sydney Olympics 2000
Cathy Freeman
" Take, for instance, a scene from last Monday, featuring Cathy Freeman after winning the women's 400-meter run. With the gold medal around her neck and tears streaming down her face, Freeman -- an Aboriginal who had provided the most stirring moment of the Games when she lit the Olympic cauldron in the Opening Ceremony -- stepped down from the podium and waved appreciatively to the crowd.
' This is for all Australians,' she said. "
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by Jo-Ann Barnas
Free Press Sports writer
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