The sporting gesture of a 15-year-old athlete who did not want to overcome his fallen rival

In a society where selfishness and the struggle to be the best than everyone who is ahead, the signs of altruism move more than one. A few days ago, during the Catalunya Autumn Athletics Championship that was held in Barcelona, Spain, attendees and athletes were able to experience one of the most exemplary sportsmanship of the year.

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Hamza Zeroual, a 15-year-old athlete competing for the silver medal in a track and field race, gave a great sample of what companionship is. His rival, Nil Garcia, fell while trying to jump a fence while he had a few meters to go to cross the finish line.

Zeroual, far from taking advantage of his fall and overtaking him, helped him up and gave him second place when crossing the finish line. “I said no, I have to let him pass. He didn’t want to and in the end I pushed him because otherwise he wouldn’t go in. In sports, not everything is winning, you also have to know how to lose “Hamza said.

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Hamza helps lift the runner-up to the finish line straight and gives him second place. Esbufecs video. pic.twitter.com/tVwvSatem6

– Igualada News (@IgualadaNews) November 16, 2021

The moment took place at the Estadi Serrahima, in Barcelona, ​​during the 1,500 meters test with sub-16 obstacles of the Autumn Championship of Catalonia. Nil thanked him repeatedly and claimed that he too would have acted in the same way.

“In the end, it is the values ​​of athletics: friendship, solidarity … You don’t have to win with a bad image. I would have done the same”Nil said. The viral video had a brutal impact on social networks and users greeted the young athlete with the great gesture of sportsmanship.

From @Luanvi we join in the applause received by the athlete from @CAIgualada Hamza Zeroual after the gesture with his rival Nil García. Sport values ​​that we undoubtedly share

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— LuanviRunning (@LuanviRunning) November 18, 2021

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