Amazon Quiz: Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar ended up sharing Olympic gold in which men’s track and field event?
Options:
1. Long Jump
2. 4 × 100 metres relay
3. High Jump
4. Hammer throw
Answer: High Jump
During the Tokyo Olympics high jump event, Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi could not be separated after a dramatic final, where both of them ended with jumps of 2.37 metres with no failed attempts.
They had to try to clear 2.39m for glory. After three failures each to reach the height, an Olympic official stepped in and offered them a jump-off to decide who the champion would be.
But 30-year-old Barshim was not ready to let either of their humongous efforts so far end in heartbreak or misery. So went up and asked the arbitrator, “Can we have two golds?”
And as ultimately Olympics most importantly the celebration of the sporting fraternity, there was a nod from the official in agreement. Madness unfolded as the two athletes grabbed each other’s hands, following which Tamberi let out a scream of joy, pouncing on top of his fellow athletes on the track.
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Barshim added: “I look at him, he looks at me, and we know it. We just look at each other and we know, that is it, it is done. There is no need.
“He is one of my best friends, not only on the track, but outside the track. We work together. This is a dream come true. It is the true spirit, the sportsman spirit, and we are here delivering this message.”
As Tamberi couldn’t control his tears of joy, what probably flashed through his mind were the images from days before Rio 2016 when he broke his ankle and failed to participate in the gala.
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