We have to finish this.”It was American Abbey D’Agostino, offering to help. Hamblin and D’Agostino set aside their own hopes of making the final to look out for a fellow competitor. Such an amazing woman.”As it turned out, D’Agostino probably needed more help: She soon realized she’d hurt her ankle in the fall. When I turned around at the finish line and she’s still running, I was like, wow,” Hamblin said. As D’Agostino was about to be taken away in a wheelchair, she stretched out her right hand and the two runners gripped each other’s forearms for a few moments.

Source: New York Times August 17, 2016 01:29 UTC