SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australian sporting icon Cathy Freeman lights the Olympic cauldron 15 September, 2000 in Sydney to ignite the 27th Olympiad of the modern era, and the first of the new millennium.

SYDNEY — Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women's 400 meters gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit. She then excited controversy when she ...

Who could forget the moment 25 years ago when Cathy Freeman crossed the line into history, winning Olympic gold in the 400m at the 2000 Olympics. But for some, the memory is sharper than others.

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When Lexie Brown first learned who Cathy Freeman was, she thought she’d been let in on a secret.

SYDNEY (AP) — Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women’s 400 meters gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit. She then excited controversy ...