In a women’s 5,000 meter heat at the 2016 Rio Olympics, New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin tripped and fell, accidentally taking American Abbey D’Agostino down with her. D’Agostino jumped right back up, but instead of chasing the pack she stopped to help Hamblin to her feet and urged her to finish the race. D’Agostino had hurt her ankle in the fall, so Hamblin hung back to encourage her in return until D’Agostino urged her to go on without her. A few days later both women received Fair Play awards, and Hamblin said simply, “I am so grateful to Abbey for picking me up.”
