How this Aussie beach volleyballer started her Olympic journey 200km from the ocean

Cathy Freeman first lit the Olympic fire inside Taliqua Clancy, who enters Thursday’s beach volleyball semi-final on the cusp of a remarkable Olympic medal.

Running on vapours: The iconic Olympic moment that almost never was

The world was watching when Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic flame during the Sydney 2000 opening ceremony — but the historic moment was close to being a humiliating failure.