Nikki Hamblin (left) runner from New Zealand, helps USA runner Abbey D’Agostino off the track in the woman’s 5,000 meters after a crash. (Photo: Getty Images)
Hamblin and Abbey D’Agostino, a runner from Topsfield, Mass., collided on the track during the women’s 5,000-meter race. The two seemingly sacrificed any chance at an Olympic medal to help each other reach the finish line, picking each other up, urging each other to continue, pushing each other to the finish.
“I’m never going to forget that moment,” Hamblin said. “When someone asks me what happened in Rio in 20 years’ time, that’s my story.”
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