Instead of taking a break
Excitement about professional field hockey player: amputation for the Olympics!
Australian field hockey player Matthew Dawson has had part of a finger amputated so that he can take part in the Olympic Games in Paris.
The 30-year-old had broken the ring finger of his right hand while preparing for the Games, as reported by 7News. The doctors gave him the choice of taking a break from sport and allowing the fracture to heal - or amputating the tip of the finger.
Coach is impressed
"I think I had all the information I needed to make a decision - not just to play in Paris, but also for life afterwards and my health," said Dawson, who had already competed with the team at the Olympics and won the silver medal in Tokyo in 2021. He also took part in Rio de Janeiro, where Australia finished sixth in 2016.
The coach of the "Kookaburras", as the Australian men's national field hockey team is known, was impressed. "Full marks to Matt. He's obviously determined to play in Paris," said Colin Batch. He said he himself was not sure he would have made the same decision.
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