вЂњIвЂ™ve got 11 medals, individual medals at that. In fact, she considers herself вЂњthe Usain Bolt of long jumpвЂќ. Point blank,вЂќ she replied to the question after winning silver in her fourth and last Olympics over the weekend. End of a 13-year medal droughtДЄsk American athlete Brittney Reese who the greatest long-jumper of all time is and sheвЂ™s steadfast in her response. вЂњIt is the true spirit, the sportsman spirit, and we are here delivering this message,вЂќ he finished.

We work together,вЂќ Barshim added, later going on to describe their victory as вЂњa dream come trueвЂќ. вЂњHe is one of my best friends, not only on the track, but outside the track.

вЂњWe just look at each other and we know, that is it, it is done. вЂњI look at him, he looks at me, and we know it,вЂќ Barshim said of their choice to share the gold. The first joint Olympic podium in athletics since 1912, not only was it an impressive display of sportsmanship but itвЂ™s also likely to be one of the most enduring moments of this yearвЂ™s action.ДЄ special moment for Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy & QatarвЂ™s Mutaz Essa Barshim who share gold in the high jump after both men ended on 2.37 metres #olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport /XXN2QmLHWX Given the green light to forgo the jump-off and share the victory, the athletes locked in a tight embrace at the news and their joy was almost palpable. Each with three failed attempts at the latter height, an Olympic official stepped in to offer them a jump-off which would decide who the champion would be.Д«ut Barshim decided to chance his arm, asking вЂњCan we have two golds?вЂќ instead. Amongst the competitors in the menвЂ™s high jump final on Sunday night, both athletes managed to clear 2.37 metres but were unable to get over the 2.39 metre mark. Too wholesome.ДЄ post shared by Celeste Barber Sharing is caringД®ven if you werenвЂ™t watching the Olympics coverage over the weekend, youвЂ™re still likely to have heard about the touching moment between ItalyвЂ™s Gianmarco Tamberi and QatarвЂ™s Mutaz Essa Barshim.

Already giving followers a look at the Olympic-themed cosy he knit to save his gold medal from being scratched, the diver was spotted working on a new project over the weekend вЂ“ using his downtime at the womenвЂ™s three-metre springboard final to make a purple doggy jumper. Turns out heвЂ™s more than just a talented athlete though and has quite the flair for knitting too. You can achieve anything,вЂќ he later added. I hope that any young LGBT person out there can see that no matter how alone you feel right now, you are not alone. There was something about me that was never going to be as good as what society wanted me to be. I came out in 2013 and when I was younger I always felt like the one that was alone and different and didnвЂ™t fit. вЂњIn terms of out athletes, there are more openly out athletes at these Olympic Games than any Olympic Games previously. To be an Olympic champion now just shows that you can achieve anything,вЂќ he told fans. When I was younger I didnвЂ™t think IвЂ™d ever achieve anything because of who I was. вЂњI feel incredibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion. Overcome with emotion at finally achieving what he had long been working toward, a teary Daley вЂ“ who came out as gay back in 2013 вЂ“ said that he is вЂњincredibly proudвЂќ of how far heвЂ™s come. Beating out stiff competition from ChinaвЂ™s Chen Aisen and Cao Yuan, the duo secured their victory with a top score of 471.81 вЂ“ just 1.23 points ahead of their Chinese competitors. One of the most well-known athletes of recent years, Tokyo 2020 marks Tom DaleyвЂ™s fourth time competing at the OlympicsвЂ¦ but Beijing, London and Rio pale in comparison to this yearвЂ™s success which saw the diver finally win his first gold medal alongside partner Matty Lee. From Ahmed HafnaouiвЂ™s family celebrating his unprecedented gold medal win to the Philippines getting their national anthem played at the Games for the first time, itвЂ™s the feel-good stories that remind us just how much the Olympics can mean to competitors. Only one of many standout memories from Tokyo 2020 so far, there are plenty of others to speak of and while it would be easy to focus on the competitionвЂ™s downfalls, the positives deserve airtime too. However, entertaining as each individual competition is, itвЂ™s often the more human moments/reactions that make the Games for usвЂ¦ Tom Daley unwinding with a poolside knitting session, for example.

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