Search

Placeholder Content Image

"Oh my god!": Natalya Diehm wins Australia's first women's BMX medal

<p>Natalya Diehm has become the first Australian woman to win an Olympic medal in BMX Freestyle. </p> <p>Fans witnessed the moment the 26-year-old found out that she had won the Bronze medal, as she was filming a live story on Instagram. </p> <p>Diehm was sharing footage of fellow BMX competitor, Hannah Roberts on the track, when Paris 2024 officials made the announcement that she had scored higher. </p> <p>"Oh my god! oh my god!" the Olympian screamed as her teammates  embraced her in the moments that followed. </p> <p>She placed third with a final score of 88.80.</p> <p>"I have dreamt of this moment for so long and I felt it all week, I was like 'I know I'm third, I know I'm going to make it on that podium," Diehm told <em>Nine</em>.</p> <p>"I wanted this so bad, I don't know else to say, I can't believe it. This is the first medal I have ever got in an international competition and what better way to do it than at the Paris 2024 Olympics."</p> <p>After her Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, the athlete has suffered with a few injuries over the past few years, with her having to undergo six ACL surgeries and two shoulder surgeries. </p> <p>Following her win she has encouraged any aspiring athletes who may be struggling physically or mentally, to not give up on their dreams. </p> <p>"There is always light at the end of the tunnel, when you feel like there is not, keep pushing," she said.</p> <p>"I had full belief in myself and as long as you have that, you have hope and the world is going to keep on spinning, every day it will keep on going and you will keep getting better.</p> <p>"Have the belief and trust in yourself and you can get anything done."</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

TV

Placeholder Content Image

Emma McKeon shines on Australia’s best ever day in Olympic history

<p><span>Australia has broken its own personal records, by having its anthem played four times on repeat in a single day.</span><br /><br /><span>Sunday will be known as the most successful day for the Australian Olympic team, with two gold medals coming from the pool, one in BMX freestyle and another in sailing – it’s no surprise the country cannot tear their eyes from the TV.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842771/tokyo-olympics-august-1-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/9f38dc13427f4c7f89d030a117a10efb" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Gold Medalist Logan Martin of Team Australia poses for a picture on the podium after Men's Park Final of the BMX Freestyle on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Image: Getty Images. </em></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span>Day 9 also shone light on an incredibly humble Aussie who has already taken seven medals at the Tokyo 2020 swim meet, Emma McKeon.</span><br /><br /><span>The 27-year-old has clearly taken her undeniable success in stride, telling reports her monumental medal haul feels “very surreal”.</span><br /><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842772/tokyo-olympics-august-1-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/a0f6b7fac37c48269f13a4b3859f7ce6" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Silver medallist Croatia's Tonci Stipanovic, gold medallist Australia's Matthew Wearn and bronze medallist Norway's Hermann Tomasgaard after the men's one-person dinghy laser radial medal race during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games sailing competition. Image: Getty</em></p> <p><span>“I only hear from you guys [the media] those kind of stats. I look at the athletes that have come before me. I’ve been so impressed by what they’ve done, so inspired.</span><br /><br /><span>“But I’ve never really been into the stats of the medal counts. But to be in that kind of company, it’s an honour. I know that I’ve worked hard for it.”</span><br /><br /><span>McKeon’s four golds and three bronze medals in Tokyo have made her the most decorated Australian athlete at a single Olympics.</span><br /><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842770/tokyo-olympics-august-1-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/bb527a98ca6f4fdd90675ce1114980ae" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Emma McKeon after winning Gold. Image: Getty </em></p> <p><span>Only one other woman in history has won seven medals at the one Olympics – Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952.</span><br /><br /><span>Just two men – American swimmer Michael Phelps and Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin – have won eight.</span><br /><br /><span>In total, McKeon has swum in seven finals, three semi-finals and three heats.</span><br /><br /><span>In every event she has entered, the Wollongong-born swimmer walked away with a medal, four of them gold.</span><br /><br /><span>“I don’t know how she does it,” said teammate Kyle Chalmers on Sunday.</span><br /><br /><span>“I’m physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted … She does it day in, day out. to win seven medals just sounds out of this world, in one Games. To win one gold medal, or win one Olympic medal is an incredible achievement.</span><br /><br /><span>“To win seven is very, very special.”</span></p>

News

Our Partners

Over 60

© Copyright 2024 OverSixty.All Rights Reserved.