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Much-loved Olympian Cathy Freeman has kept a relatively low profile since retiring in 2003. The 48-year-old former sprinter lit the flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics then spectacularly went on to win a gold medal in the 400-metre event just 10 days later. Freeman made a name for herself when she became the first Australian Indigenous person to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games at age 16. From there, she won two more gold medals at the Commonwealth games in 1994 and a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. She came first at the World Championships in 1997 in the 400m event and again in 1999. ....
Australia s best-loved Olympian Cathy Freeman has thrown her weight behind calls for urgent change to ensure there is always an Indigenous voice in federal parliament. Freeman, now 48, rarely makes major public comments but on National Sorry Day she spoke powerfully in support of constitutional change. The time is now for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice to be enshrined in Australia s Constitution, Freeman tweeted. Olympic hero Cathy Freeman has backed calls for an Indigenous voice in parliament via consitutional change - which could put her at odds with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The Uluru Statement from the Heart is four years old today. Come on Australians. Support what is right and fair. ....