Two 800m runners tripped over each other, ending medal hopes – but their reaction was the definition of the Olympic spirit

The Olympic spirit was alive and well in Tokyo on Sunday when two runners dramatically crashed out of the 800 metres semi-finals before helping each other up and jogging side by side over the finish line. America’s Isaiah Jewitt was about to turn into the home straight when he tripped, began to fall and clipped Botswana’s gold-medal favourite Nijel Amos on the shin. Both men tumbled to the track and could only watch as the field sprinted off into the distance. There were no hard feelings from ei

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Olympics-Golf-Schauffele shares golden triumph with swing coach father

Xander Schauffele’s triumph at the Tokyo golf on Sunday was especially emotional for his swing coach father Stefan, whose own Olympic dreams were crushed nearly 40 years ago. Stefan Schauffele had hoped to represent Germany in track and field but a car crash left him blind in one eye, a blow that took him years to get over. Decades later, his son qualified for Tokyo and the pair flew out together to share the Olympic moment.

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