According to a report by a foreign news agency, in the ongoing Santander Triathlon 2020 in Barcelona, Spain, the Spanish athlete Diego Mandrada, instead of winning the third position and the bronze medal, gave his opponent a chance, the video of which was shared on social media.
According to the report, British athlete James Tegel was hitting the Spanish athlete hard in the race, but as soon as he reached the finish line of the race track, he got into a fight and accidentally turned towards the spectators. This situation broke the continuity of James Tegel and Diego Mandrada overtook him, but in the meantime the Spanish player set a high example of sportsmanship and stopped at the finish line of the track.
Instead of taking third place and a bronze medal, Diego himself gave a chance to a British opponent who crossed the finish line to take third place. For this unique initiative, the management of "Centander Triathlon 2020" also awarded Diego Mendreda an honorary third position, a bronze medal and a prize money.
When Spanish triathlete Diego Méntriga noticed that British triathlete James Teagle went the wrong way before finish line of Santander Triathlon,Mentriga waited for him so he could take what he says is his deserved 3rd place.“He was in front of me the whole time.He deserved it.” pic.twitter.com/5Mo52QZ3rJ
— GoodNewsCorrespondent (@GoodNewsCorres1) September 19, 2020
