Rio Olympics 2016: Boomers fall short in bronze medal match loss to Spain

By Michael Chammas
Updated August 22 2016 - 9:31am, first published 7:15am
David Andersen cannot hide his disappointment. Photo: Elsa, Getty Images
David Andersen cannot hide his disappointment. Photo: Elsa, Getty Images

The Boomers were left shattered and in tears after "soft" and "ridiculous" refereeing denied the Australians what would have been their first Olympic men's basketball medal.

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