By now, we’ve all probably seen that beautiful moment when Abbey D’Agostino of the United States collided with Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand in a women’s 5000m qualifying race. In what is being heralded as “true Olympic spirit”, D’Agostino jumped back on her feet and appeared ready to race on. This is the Olympics, mind you. But then she looked down and saw her rival from New Zealand, writing in pain.
Then she did the unthinkable—she stopped. She stopped and helped her opponent up. Hamblin later described it…
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