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Anna Meares: Claiming the one title that trumped them all - 'Mum.'

 

Anna Meares: Claiming the one title that trumped them all - 'Mum.'

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Gold medallist Anna Meares of Australia celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's Sprint Track Cycling Final on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Velodrome on August 7, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

A track cyclist with six Olympic medals to her name and a history-making comeback story, Anna Meares is one of Australia’s most beloved sporting heroes.

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.

We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.

The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.