‘I could have run faster’: Cathy Freeman expresses regret over gold medal race at Sydney Olympics

‘I could have run faster’: Cathy Freeman expresses regret over gold medal race at Sydney Olympics

Olympian says women’s 400 metres would have reached a whole new level if her main rival Marie-José Pérec had competed in the final

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In an extraordinary confession, Olympic legend Cathy Freeman says she never completely fulfilled her potential as an athlete.

Reflecting on her remarkable career as the Paris games approach, Freeman said she could have run even faster in her career-defining 400-metres final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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