Madison De Rosario Wins Top Women’s Sports Award, Lauren Jackson Inducted into Hall of Fame

Paralympic great Madison de Rosario wins top individual award at Australia’s Women in Sport Awards.

she was named athlete of the year Australian Open champion Ash Barty, Swimmer Emma McKeon, Canoeist Jess Fox, Soccer player Sam Kerr When CrossFit athlete Tia-Clair Toomey.

De Rosario, who won two gold medals at last year’s Tokyo Paralympics, became the first Australian to win all categories at the New York Marathon last November.

At this year’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games, de Rozario wins T54 1500m and marathon events She became the first Australian para-athlete to win four gold medals at the Games.

Barty’s victory at the Australian Open in January was honored as a standout moment. Lauren Jackson was inducted into the Awards Hall of Fame after retiring to play in the World Cup..