The 30-year-old had broken the ring finger of his right hand while preparing for the games, as the “Sender 7News” reported.
The doctors gave him the choice of taking a break from sports and letting the fracture heal – or amputating the tip of the finger.
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“I think I had all the information I needed to make a decision – not just to play in Paris, but also for life followingward 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 was also there in Rio de Janeiro, where Australia finished sixth in 2016.
The coach of the “Kookaburras”, as the Australian men’s national hockey team is called, was impressed. “Full marks for Matt. He is obviously determined to play in Paris,” said Colin Batch. He himself is not sure whether he would have made the same decision.
