CATHY FREEMAN AND THE OLYMPIC CAULDRON – WHAT NEARLY WENT WRONG – ROBERT IRONSIDE
It was truly a global engineering moment. Selected to light the cauldron flame at the Sydney Olympics, Australian athlete Cathy Freeman recalled how the event director was speaking to her through her earpiece saying, “Stand still while it rises above you, hold your position for a few minutes.” Then she heard him say, “We’ve got [...]
