Track athletes in Rio; Abbey D’Agostino and Nikki Hamblin show ‘Olympic spirit’ after helping each other up in the 5000 metre semi-final race.
The Olympics are supposed to bring nations together, and I think that this act of kindness and compassion is exactly what the world needs to see more of and it is exactly what the Olympics are all about.
The two athletes tripped over each other in the 5000-metre race and showed the world inspiration after helping each other back up to finish the race.
This was truly inspiring to me, those two incredible athletes that worked so hard to get to the Olympics didn’t get mad, but instead showed such class. Neither of them got frustrated with what had happened and showed the world what it really means to be a ‘world-class athlete’.
Even though neither of them came out of the race in a position to advance onto the finals; I think that they are the true winners of this race.
The dedication of finishing the race no matter how that was accomplished, which was limping across the finish line for the one athlete, was an inspiration for people of all ages.