An injured hockey player chose to amputate part of his finger so he could compete at the Paris Olympics

• Australian hockey player Matthew Dawson broke his finger during a training match a few weeks ago.
• He opted for a partial amputation over a lengthy recovery so he could compete in Paris.
• Getting a wire put in his finger may have taken months to heal and the Olympics begin on Friday.

An Australian hockey player made the shock move to have part of his finger amputated so that he could compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Matthew Dawson, 30, broke the ring finger of his right hand in the lead-up to the international sporting event, which begins on Friday.