The Australian walker looked to have faded out of medal contention. Then she surged, inspired by the personal history she wears proudly on her wrist.
Jemima Montag’s determination to go on was never questioned. Not here. Not in the city her grandmother fled to from the death camps of Auschwitz after World War II to find refuge on her way to Australia.
“It was hot, the course was 1km with a dogleg, cobblestones, noise that was so loud where the crowd was, and different women were making different moves.“So I needed every bit of courage and grit that I had. And that comes from family. At the 10km mark the world record holder and former world champion from China Jiayu Yang made her move and opened up a half-minute break on the lead pack.“Today it was hard to know what the move was. Sometimes it’s a lot more clear cut. We were a big pack until 15 last year and then there was one gunshot and I went with it and that was the decider. But today everyone had a crack.
“It feels like I have made it. Saville, Deakes, Tallent, Saxby – they are the names you grow up as a little athlete looking up to. Never in your wildest dreams would you imagine being up on that podium and at their level,” Montag said.
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