I’m sure Australian athlete Georgia Godwin feels this way right now.
She has had a busy couple of days, competing in the women’s team final two days ago where she won gold alongside Breanna Scott, Emily Whitehead, Ruby Pass and Kate McDonald, and then again in the individual final yesterday where she finished fifth.
It has been an emotional journey as well to get here. Remember, he injured his Achilles three months out from the Paris Olympics in 2024, and thought he would never compete on the international stage again. Speaking to us in the mixed area after the team’s victory, Godwin fought back tears and said that the team’s gold was the biggest victory of his football career.
Today, it is the first final for him. She qualified third overall in this event with a total of 13.350 – 0.400 behind Canada’s Lia-Monica Fontaine who was the top qualifier with a score of 13.750.
Godwin is the defending Commonwealth champion in this event, but he didn’t win his first place yesterday in every corner, completing half a lap less than he intended. If he can win today, he should be in a position to add another Commonwealth Games medal to his tally of nine.
