After lighting the Olympic torch to open the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia, Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman won gold in an incredible 400 meters race, becoming the first Aboriginal person from Australia to win an individual Olympic gold.
NBC Olympics sportscaster and native Lexingtonian Tom Hammond was behind the microphone that day. Tune in to the latest episode of WUKY's Saving Stories to hear his story of the dramatic call.
Hear all of the stories from his Hall of Fame broadcasting career in the Tom Hammond Oral History Project.
