These Aussie parents travelled 15,000km to watch their children compete at the Olympics. You won't believe what the French did to them next<br />Woman explains altercation between security and parents of Aussie athlete that causes them to miss their child's medal ceremony during Paris Olympics<br /><br />The proud parents of Australian bronze medallists have been denied the chance to watch their children receive their awards by French authorities brandishing automatic machineguns.<br /><br />The Australian Opals completed their stunning turnaround at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, edging past Belgium to claim a bronze medal that had seemed unlikely earlier in the tournament.<br /><br />The Aussie women had suffered a shock loss to Nigeria to open their campaign, but injected new life into their tournament by beating hosts France on their home floor.
