The 34-year-old, whose triumph claimed one of Australia’s five gold medals on Saturday, broke the hearts of her rivals in a pacesetting run to claim the biggest win of her career
Madison de Rozario continued her dominance of wheelchair racing, Katja Dedekind posted the first world record of this games, the women’s freestylers recorded a massive relay win and Australia’s women’s rugby sevens team posted a big win over New Zealand amid another busy day in Birmingham.But the prominence of Stenson’s triumph, seized with great dare through the heart of Birmingham, is another defining moment in Australia’s proud marathon history.
“All of that history really turns into strength that we can use to try and continue that history. I so badly wanted to do Australia and my support team proud today.” “Your perspective shifts. I am doing this because I can. It is a privilege,” she said. “I feel fulfilled anyway and everything here is just a bonus. It sort of takes the pressure off. It is a bonus.”
But the triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist said it was one of her toughest races. She hit the wall at the 27km mark, describing the twisting, hilly course as complicated and difficult. Dedekind, a 20-year-old who is blind in her right eye and has limited vision in her left eye, set a new world mark of 26.56 seconds when easily winning the 50m freestyle S13.
Women’s rugby sevens representative Maddison Levi scored a hattrick in Australia’s 17-12 defeat of the Kiwis in the semi-final. Elijah Winnington , Chelsea Hodges , Jacob Templeton , Brianna Throssell and Bradley Woodward claimed bronze medals.
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