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In the not too distant past, there was nobody who wanted a gold medal more than Michaela Walsh. <\/b><\/p>\n
At the Tokyo Olympics, and the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, there was pride that she gave it everything, but you could also sense the heartbreak. <\/p>\n
After two Commonwealth Games of standing on the second step of the podium, Walsh got her moment when she won gold in Birmingham in 2022. <\/p>\n
It had been a long time coming, and while Walsh says it “meant a lot” to win gold, she adds “I wasn’t only there for that”.<\/p>\n
“If I’m being honest it wasn’t really about winning the gold medal,” the 31-year-old said. <\/p>\n
“Maybe when I was younger it was about that, but when I went to those Games it wasn’t. <\/p>\n
“People said to me that I had two silvers and had to get the gold, but I didn’t look at it like that. <\/p>\n
“I really enjoyed the lead up to it and wanted to enjoy the experience, and because I went into the competition like that I think it is why I won the gold medal.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n