By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, 09.04.2006 (WFS): “I may feel like a little Black girl who can run fast, but I’m also a woman who followed her heart and achieved her childhood dream,” writes Cathy Freeman on becoming the first indigenous Aboriginal Australian athlete to take home an Olympic gold medal in the women’s 400-metre race at Sydney 2000.
Her sentiment reflects a feeling of power that many women in their 30s and 40s are experiencing. Born in Mackay in northern Queensland (Australia) in 1973, Freeman discovered her passion for running at the age of five and went on to win an Olympic gold medal.