Aborigine running heroine Freeman lights the Olympic flame

Aborigine running heroine Freeman lights the Olympic flame

SYDNEY, Australia - World champion sprinter Cathy Freeman, Australia's gold medal bet in the women's 400 meters and the first Aborigine to represent Australia in the Olympics, lights the Olympic flame on a cauldron submerged in water at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 15.

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