The four year old Olympic dreamer now a silver Stinger
Australia Stinger Bronte Halligan was a toddler with an Olympic dream, now the daughter of NRL star, Daryl, is bringing a medal home.
Australia Stinger Bronte Halligan was a toddler with an Olympic dream, now the daughter of NRL star, Daryl, is bringing a medal home.
As the Australian anthem started pre-match, emotions were already kicking in for the Stingers. Regardless of the result, this match was already an achievement in itself. And like they have all Olympics, they never gave up until the very end.
They have played and won Rugby World Cup finals and NRL premierships, but doting dads Phil Kearns and Daryl Halligan said nothing they ever did on the footy field tops seeing their daughters go for gold.
Observers of the women’s water polo costumes will have noted some uncomfortable features that have now been explained.
The Australian women’s water polo team have taken to the heart of Paris in the green and gold for a once in a lifetime moment and have brought the iconic spot to a standstill.
Gabi Palm hated freestyle and didn’t want to swim in high school, but, as she reveals on the En Route to Paris podcast, a punt on the new sport to meet people led her on a path to the Olympics.
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