Australian men's field hockey player amputates part of finger to compete in Olympics

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Field hockey players may be just as tough as ice hockey competitors.

Australian men’s field hockey player Matt Dawson made clear he was going to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics no matter what.

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Matt Dawson broke the ring finger on his right hand in the weeks before he was set to play for Australia in the Olympics. Instead of missing the Summer Games, he decided to have part of his ring finger amputated. (Luis Veniegra/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Dawson broke the ring finger on his right hand in the weeks before he was set to play for Australia in the Olympics. Instead of sitting out the matches he had been working hard to compete in, Dawson decided to have part of his ring finger amputated.

"I made an informed decision with the plastic surgeon at the time not only for the opportunity to play in Paris but for life after as well," he told Australia’s 7News. "The best option was for me to take the top of my finger off. It’s a bit of a change at the moment and an exciting challenge, I guess."

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Matt Dawson broke the ring finger on his right hand in the weeks before he was set to play for Australia in the Olympics. Instead of missing the Summer Games, he decided to have part of his ring finger amputated. (Luis Veniegra/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"I didn’t have much time to make the decision. I had made the decision and then I called my wife, and she said, ‘I don’t want you to make a rash decision, but I had all the information I needed to make the