This is a true story:
Spanish runner Ivan
Fernandez Anaya is still receiving attention for a race he lost on Dec. 2,
2012. Here's why:
He was running second,
some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai -- bronze medalist in the
3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing
straight, he saw the Kenyan runner -- the certain winner of the race --
mistakenly pull up about 10 meters before the finish, thinking he had already
crossed the line.
Fernandez Anaya quickly caught up with
him, but instead of exploiting Mutai's mistake to speed past and claim an
unlikely victory, he stayed behind and, using gestures, guided the Kenyan to
the line and let him cross first.
(From Spanish
Paper El Pais)
Tough decision, right?
Actually, no.
"He was the rightful
winner," Fernandez Anaya said. "He created a gap that I couldn't have
closed if he hadn't made a mistake. As soon as I saw he was stopping, I knew I
wasn't going to pass him."
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