Olympic athletes help each other to finish line after falling

• Botswana’s Nijel Amos collided with USA’s Isaiah Jewett during the Olympics men’s 800-meter semifinal, causing the two to tumble.
• But instead of getting angry, Jewett offered a hand to Amos, and the two walked together to the finish line.
• Meanhile in the women’s 100-meter hurdles qualifying round, Hungary’s Luca Kozák also helped up Jamaica’s Yanique Thompson after they both fell.

This Sunday, USA’s Isaiah Jewett was running in third place at the Olympics men’s 800-meter semifinal when Botswana’s Nijel Amos appeared to clip Jewett’s heel. The two tumbled to the ground as the rest of the runners continued to the finish line. But instead of expressing anger toward his competitor, Jewett displayed Olympic sportsmanship and extended a hand.

After helping each other up, the two walked together to the finish line.

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The last gold medal won by an American man in the 800 was in 1972, by Dave Wottle.

The 24-year-old Jewett acknowledged that his fall was “devastating” after the race. He had just reached the fastest times of his career prior to the Games.

Jewett shared that he emulated his anime heroes when he reached out to Amos. 

He said, “Regardless of how mad you are, you have to be a hero at the end of the day. And that was my version of trying to be a hero — standing up and showing good character even if it’s my rival or whoever I’m racing or if anything happened.”

“Because that’s what heroes do, they show their humanity through who they are and show they’re good people,” he continued.

Upon appeal, Amos was reinstated later in the night. Jewett, who remained out of the field, admitted that he may have accidentally tripped himself, tangling Amos in the process. The final is scheduled for Wednesday.

Despite the fall, the two wanted to finish the race.

Jewett shared, “I always have to finish a race. I got Nijel up as well because I could see that he was devastated, and I was like, ‘Come on, man.’ He apologized, and I was like, ‘Let’s just finish the race, man.’”

A similar showcase of sportsmanship happened during the women’s 100-meter hurdles qualifying. Jamaica’s Yanique Thompson and Hungary’s Luca Kozák both fell and were agonizing over their mistake. But as Kozák looked back and saw that her competitor had also fallen, she got up and helped Thompson off the ground.

El llanto desconsolado y la solidaridad de Kozak (Hungría) y Thompson (Jamaica) fuera de la competencia 100m vallas femenino. #Tokyo2020 #JuegosOlimpicos @DeportesLR @liberoperu pic.twitter.com/Szfg6YalAn— Milagros Crisanto (@mcrisantoc) August 1, 2021

The two also walked together toward the finish line, just like Jewett and Amos.

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