Victories in the T53/54 marathon and the T53/54 1,500m final have cemented Madison de Rozario's status as one of Australia's greatest ever para-athletes.
It left her completely exhausted — usually the marathon is the final event in para track and field.
However, it was a slow start, and she knew that, if she was going to win, she was going to have to change her tactics and go for broke. "I definitely lost it for a little bit there. Angie came home so strong and Sam's last 300 [metres] was incredible. [I'm] so happy I just managed to hold on to win," de Rozario said."She has been in my corner since day one. We've been to four Paralympic Games together and to get to do this is its amazing," she said.
"About maybe 600 metres into my warm-up, I was like, 'Oh no, I'm definitely still feeling those 42kms in the arms today'. So, definitely brought that with me out there."
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