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Directions: Read the passage, and answer the question that follows.

Australian cyclist Peter Dawson raced well enough to win his team a place in the 2004 Olympic finals. However, only four members of the six-member team could compete in the finals. The coach chose the four cyclists that together had set a world record earlier in the competition. So When Australia won the gold, Dawson and his teammate, Stephan Wooldridge, didn't get a medal. Still, he was in the stadium that day, carrying bikes and offering encouragement. Later, the International Olympic Committee decided to award Dawson and Wooldridge gold medals also.
Go "beyond the text" to answer the following questions about the reading.

(1) Why did Peter Dawson go to the stadium the day of the finals?
(2) How do you think Peter Dawson felt on the day of the finals?