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Cathy Freeman’s golden run – ABC News
As she rounded the final bend in the 400m final Cathy Freeman sensed that this was her moment.
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September 12, 2020 08:43:08
The sound of the starter’s pistol cracks the night air, igniting a raucous wave of pent-up expectation from 100,000-plus spectators jammed into the Olympic Stadium.
Clad head-to-toe in a distinctive one-piece costume, Catherine Freeman launches herself from the starting blocks in lane six.
Beaten only once in a final since 1997, she’s the reigning back-to-back 400m world champion and the silver medallist at the last Olympics.
And her most persistent riv…
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