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Cathy Freeman’s 2000 Olympic gold medal night was greatest ever in athletics, say the commentators who were there – ABC News
Bruce McAvaney and Tim Lane were there when Cathy Freeman took gold at the 2000 Olympics and describe the night as “incredible”. But there were other highs that evening, that they say made it like no other.
The stadium is ablaze.
Pinpoints of light from camera flashes sparkle around the crowd of 112,000 people, like stars on the clearest of nights.
There has never been this many people at an Olympic Games athletics session and there hasn’t been since.
They’re here to see one woman, and the sense of expectation is like an electric current buzzing around the crowd.
It’s September 25, 2000 and Cathy Freeman is about to race in the 400 metres.
Australia’s two best athletics commentators, Channel 7…
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