Australian field hockey player Matthew Dawson is flying to Paris. As captain of his national team, he is aiming for gold. But everything was about to go wrong when a few days ago he fractured the ring finger of his right hand: “The doctors were very clear with me: they told me that the only way to solve the problem was to amputate the upper part of the ring finger. phalanx. That would have allowed me to heal immediately. I talked it over with my wife and in the end I made the right decision, not only for the Games but for my future.” At Tokyo 2020, favourites Australia were beaten in the final by Belgium, on penalties: silver medal, remember Republic. Matt, thus equipped, is now aiming for the gold medal: “It's an exciting challenge,” he says now as he leaves for France. He has already won almost everything in his career, for example two consecutive World Leagues with the “Kookaburras” and countless prizes. But nothing beats the Olympic Games.
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