Andorran sprinter Nahuel Carpana caught the eye during the 3000m race at the European Multisport Championships in Munich, Germany from 15 to 21 August.
Karpana turned down the opportunity to compete in the 3000 m hurdles to help his Danish colleague Axel Christensen after being alerted about the latter’s fall that caused him to hit the hurdle.
Sportsmanship at its finest. ????#Munich2022#BackOn The Rooftop
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— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) August 16, 2022
Karpan’s initiative was admired by the spectators, who applauded him warmly, while all the runners decided to continue the race.
..another standing ovation from the crowd to Nahuel Carabana of Andorra ..Axel Christensen of Denmark fell on the 3km spire and Carbana sacrificed his race to stop and help him ..what a man .. ???????? pic.twitter.com/1dmWsazHhz
— Katherine Merry (@KatharineMerry) August 16, 2022
Karpana was keen to keep Kristenne off the race track and then ended the competition solo, after everyone got ahead of him, to take last place once again to wild applause from the fans, footage that was documented in another video.
A video of Karpana and his race mate went viral on social media, with praise pouring in for the athlete’s performance in overcoming the barriers of the competition and striving to win.
Source: elperiodico