Triumph, inspiration and heartbreak. Those are the three words that accurately sum up Canberra's year of sporting highs and devastating lows.
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Christian Lealiifano's remarkable comeback, Michael Matthews' Tour de France dream or AFL controversy after rejecting Canberra transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey.
It's been a big year for the capital on and off the field, and we take a look at the good, the bad and the moments that will stay with the Canberra sporting community forever.
Lealiifano was Australian rugby's reluctant inspirational story this year when he made his comeback from leukaemia, joining the Brumbies for their Super Rugby quarter final.
Matthews stamped himself as one of the world's best sprinters when he won the Tour de France green jersey, and then returned to Canberra to ride alongside amateurs as if nothing had changed.
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