The 2024 Paris Games will host the first opening ceremony since 2018 that doesn’t have to work around pandemic restrictions. ... Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman, ...

Cathy Freeman, an aboriginal Australian athlete, lights the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony for the 2000 Olympic Games. Photo by Dimitri Iundt/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images ...

Cathy Freeman, Australia’s iconic Olympian, ... She lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony in the days leading up to the most important race of her life.

Freeman’s elevation to the status of national symbol was formalized on the night of Sept. 15, when she lit the Olympic caldron at the opening ceremony. The choice of Freeman reflected the image ...

The sight was both symbolic and awe-inspiring. Catherine Freeman, a young Aboriginal woman closing in on a race that would captivate the nation, appeared at the Sydney 2000 opening ceremony and ...

Sydney's torchbearer, Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman, became a national hero after winning the women's 400 metres. ... Part of the London 2012 opening ceremony.

Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus shared her thoughts on retired sprinter Cathy Freeman's impact on sports in a recent interview. Freeman, who is an Aboriginal Australian, won a gold medal in the ...

The nature segment of the 2000 Sydney opening ceremony. TSGT Rick Sforza. Sydney’s torchbearer, Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman, became a national hero after winning the women’s 400 metres ...