Tokyo : The 20-year-old won her second Olympic gold medal, in the women’s 200-meter backstroke final in Tokyo on Saturday.
McKeown’s teammate, 29-year-old Emily Seebohm, came out with the bronze during the race. But during the medal ceremony, she didn’t stay on the third step on the podium for long.
While Australia’s national anthem played, McKeown invited Seebohm to share the top step on the podium with her. There, Seebohm placed McKeown’s medal around her neck, which she’d asked to do before the two walked out for the medal ceremony. The two stood side by side and sang the anthem together.
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