The most beautiful story in Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games

Two high-jump athletes who have been friends for years and gone through the same injury, chose to share the gold medal.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/5447124001

I wonder why there is much less talk about this than about Biles or Djokovic. Probably because it cannot be politized 😠

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SW-User

Kinda confusing if you ask me. I didn't know it was possible for competing athletes to share gold, according to the Olympic regulations. There was no silver medal given for that competition (Just 🥇🥇 + 🥉 ) and I wonder if both national anthems were played. Still, it was a beautiful moment. Both men cried like lil babies.

Cierzo · M

@SW-User I did not know it either, but at least in high-jump it may happen under if both athletes have taken the same amount of attempts, and both agree.

SW-User

I see. I was going to say they could’ve donate the🥈to my “medalless” country but we just got our first medal today, and it happened to be gold 😀@Cierzo