Natalie Rooney's Rio dream comes truePHOTO: John Cowpland/www.photosport.co.nzCongratulations to Natalie Rooney. The best news for South Canterbury is Rooney may not be the only local to stand on the podium in Rio. Gary has represented New Zealand, while Rooney's brothers Cameron, 26, and William, 22, both wore the silver fern as juniors. Her triumph is a far cry from four years ago when she was selected to go to London but lost out when the Sports Tribunal overturned the New Zealand Shooting Federation's decision. Rooney wrote a shining new chapter in South Canterbury's sporting history when she took a deserved silver medal in the women's trap at the Rio Olympics on Monday morning (NZ time).

Source: Stuff August 08, 2016 04:34 UTC