“I just asked him, ‘Can we have two golds?'” Friends Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi decided to share the gold medal when they tied in the high jump competition. Their display of good sportsmanship has touched many Olympics viewers.
Joint gold medalists Mutaz Barshim, of Qatar, and Gianmarco Tamberi, left, of Italy pose for a photo following the men's high jump final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo.
“This Japanese lady, she came up to me and she was like, ‘I’m so happy. You made me cry,’” the Qatari high jumper told The Associated Press. “Everyone has been telling me how much of a historic moment it was. The impact is definitely huge.” The emotions were magnified by remembering how close their high jumping careers came to be ended by serious ankle injuries.
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