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Paris 2024: Tom Walsh aims for third Olympic medal – a journey from Timaru to Paris
The circumstances made the achievement even more memorable. The competition was in Sopot, Poland, with local hero and double Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski edged off the dais by the then 22-year-old from Timaru, to the considerable displeasure of the …