During 2010 Zheng-Kai Marathon Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo from Kenya saw a disabled competitor struggling to drink water ,she ran alongside of him from the 6.2 mile to the 23 mile mark aiding him at all watering stations. She was placed 2nd in race.
Real sportsmanship kudos to Jacqueline
This is an admirable example of sportsmanship
Source https://sportsbrief.com/athletics/22003-remembering-kenyan-athlete-jacqueline-kiplimo-helped-physically-challenged-athlete-quench-thirst/
I hope she was given more money for the sportsmanship, especially since she won second anyway. I find stuff like this more inspiring than just winning tbh.
Hats off to her. But why didn’t he/they make an alternative plan to easily access water prior to the event?
Am proud to be a Kenyan.
Second in the race, first in humanity.
It looks like the photo was taken in 1990 than 2010
So was he first? Or third?
She understood that it was never about winning the race. She understood her own humanity a little more after that experience and I’ll be damned if that isn’t the greatest gift in life itself.
I did the same thing during my local 3k
What a lot of people don’t know is, that the first placed runner actually took that man’s arms off the night before, in an attempt to tug on her heart strings and finally beat her. Their bold strategy worked, as we can see, and the man in the picture got not only his arms back, but a third one to boot as a reward for the elaborate ruse.
She’s a legend! Wonder if she would have finished first if she wasn’t so selfless!🤔..just read that again properly! Never mind..
And he came first?
She’s the real winner 🥹
Strong and beautiful person
God bless her
Agreed. But I was thinking on a broader spectrum. Putting another human before your own needs.
That guy must have been pretty fast
Placed 2nd in the race, but 1st in the hearts of people.
She really said, “I’ll take second place, but I’ll win at being a decent human.
Noone’s talking about the winner. She already won!
Can someone tell me why the end’s of his Arms are so dark? I’ve seen People with Amputations before, but this is the first time i seen this.
this picture deserves a trophy
Top tier sportsmanship. Looking out for your fellow runners.