The world’s most competitive athletes have been captured showing gentleness and warmth to one another — celebrating, pep-talking, wiping away one another’s tears of disappointment.https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-acts-of-kindness-sportsmanship-f7484946288e2a078b2a1f9eccbc1232 …
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Kanoa Igarashi of Japan was disappointed when he lost to Brazilian Italo Ferreira in surfing's Olympic debut. He could have stewed in silence - but instead used his knowledge of Portuguese to help translate a press conference question for Ferreira.pic.twitter.com/bZGg0gajk5
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Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy and Mutaz Barshim of Qatar were both perfect in the high jump until the bar was set to the Olympic-record height of 2.39 meters. They both missed three times. Instead of a jump-off, they decided to share the gold.https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-track-and-field-sports-qatar-sports-middle-east-75b45cd467eb4d47ead0305417bcf0fa …
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After they decided, Tamberi slapped Barshim’s hand and jumped into his arms. “Sharing with a friend is even more beautiful. It was just magical,” Tamberi saidpic.twitter.com/BuiBCzhhca
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Omg when I saw those two little cutie olympians high fiving each other (EVEN THO THEY WERE COMPETITORS!) my heart just absolutely sang with love. There is still goodness in this world!!!
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It was beautiful
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Maybe they should be running the countries!
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Contestants, winners and losers, hugging each other/congratulating each other


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High-jumping friends agreeing to share a gold medal.
Two runners helping each other after falling.
A surfer translating for a rival who just beat him.
In an extraordinary

