https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-54224410
Last week James Teagle, a
British triathlon runner in Spain made international headlines when, in the
final metres of the race he was eet to come in thirds place. But he became
confused by the signs and went the wrong way. His wrong turn meant the runner behind
him, Diego Mentrida, overtook him and
looked like he was going to come third.
Diego then slowed down just
before the finish line to allow James to finish ahead of him and achieve third
placing. The two runners shook hands and competed the race together. The
Spanish link above has footage of the moment.
If Diego had taken third
place, it would have been the first podium finish of his career, but Diego later
explained why he gave up that victory; “Seeing him make the mistake, I
unconciously stopped myself. He deserved it.”
“This is something my parents
and my club taught me since I was a child. In my view it should be a normal
thing to do.”
Footage of the incident went
viral on social media with Diego receiving praise from around the world.
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What is a
triathlon?
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Why do you think
James, who was from Britain, was confused by signs?
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What choices did
Diego have as James went thw wrong way?
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Diego has never
achieved a podium finish? Do you think a little part of him thought, “Yes! This
is my moment!”?
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Why did he stop
to allow James to come in third?
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How do you think
James felt as he realsied what Diego was doing?
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Diego is Spanish
and James is British. Why are competitors from different countries helping each
other like this?
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“It’s what my
parents and clun taught me” what does Diego mean? Did they teach him to lose?
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Why has this gone
viral? What does this show about peope around the word and their opinion about
what he did?
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What message
would you give to Diego?
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