BRITISH walker Chris Maddocks, competing in his fifth Games - a record for a British male athlete - fought off heat, pain and a hamstring injury to guarantee himself an amazing reception from the Sydney crowd.
Maddocks, 43, a veterinary assistant, finished the 50km Walk not only almost 70 minutes after the winner in 39th place - but nearly half-an-hour later behind the previous competitor to cross the line.
And the Tiverton-born battler said: 'That was the most painful 50km I have ever done - but the Olympic Games is the biggest thing for me.
Maddocks was greeted with a roar from the 90,000 crowd as he emerged from the tunnel, finishing in 4hrs 52mins 12secs.
