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Cathy Freeman is thrilled Australian When she won the women’s 400m gold medal in 2000 Sydney At the Olympics, tight-fitting hooded running clothes were worn. She then sparked controversy by circling around holding the Australian flag and the flag representing Australia. Aboriginal people people.
Freeman was awarded Australia’s highest civilian honor on Monday in the annual honors list to mark Australia Day. The honor means, at 53, it’s time to start getting more serious, she said.
Freeman was awarded the Order of Australia (AC) in recognition of her contribution to Australian sport and social impact and as a role model to young people. She is one of 10 recipients of this honor, including five women.
Freeman is not only one of Australia’s most important female athletes, but also has a long-standing commitment to issues affecting Australia Aboriginal people people.
She is the first Aboriginal Australian to win the award federal In 1990, at the age of 16, she won an Olympic gold medal as a member of Australia’s winning 4×100m relay team. She went on to win four Commonwealth gold medals and the 400m world title in 1997 and 1999.
In 2007, she founded the Cathy Freeman Foundation, later renamed the Community Spirit Foundation, to provide educational opportunities for Aboriginal children in remote communities.
“I set out to be the best athlete I could be and then all of a sudden the whole world opened up before my eyes and it just continued to expand, and it’s still been a crazy ride, let me tell you!” Freeman told The Sydney Morning Herald on Monday.
The honor, she said, meant she had to “get more serious about what I’m going to pursue now.
“It’s so mature, it’s so formal, it’s so serious. The responsibility that comes with it… it’s a serious honor. So, gosh, I have to take it seriously. I’m 53, so I think I should take myself more seriously anyway.”
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