Dawson’s decision was aimed at ensuring he competes at the 2024 Paris Olympics in France, BBC reports Friday.
The 30-year-old hockey player narrated that he passed out when he saw his finger in the changing room, thinking his Olympic dream was over.
Thereafter, he met with a plastic surgeon who told him that the finger may not function well after surgery – even which will take a long recovery time. However, with the option to amputate it, he could be back playing in 10 days.
Dawson’s decision to take part in his third Games comes after joining the team to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
“I am definitely closer to the end of my career than the start and, who knows, this could be my last [Olympics], and if I felt that I could still perform at my best then that’s what I was going to do.
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