For the Jamaican hurdler Hansle Perchment, the Olympic Games in Tokyo were probably the greatest moment of his sporting career. He won gold in the men’s 110 meter hurdles. But his performance almost never happened because Perchment got on the wrong bus on the morning of the semifinals. For a moment, it seemed like Perchment wouldn’t even make it to the race in time. “Hey guys, here is my story. Before the semifinals, I accidentally got on the wrong bus, to the wrong venue. When I looked up, I saw that the bus was going in the wrong direction. I was told to go back to the Olympic Village and take another bus to the stadium. If I had, I would have been late, would not have had time to warm up. I asked these volunteers, even though they can’t do much. She then lent me money so I could take a taxi. So I made it to the stadium in time for the warm-up check! And I still had enough time for the warm-up and the competition. ”In the end, the Jamaican athlete won the gold medal. Grateful for the support from the Olympic volunteer, Perchment went looking for her to say thank you. Retracing his steps, he found 25-year-old Olympic volunteer Tijana Stojkovic. Two days later, he posted a video on Twitter that was later re-shared by Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. It shows how he finds Tijana at a bus stop and hands her his gold medal. “Tijana, do you remember me?” “Oh yes! Hi! ”“ I’ll show you something. You made it possible. ”He also gave her a yellow Team Jamaica shirt and paid her back the money for the taxi. The Prime Minister later invited Stojkovic to Jamaica. The 25-year-old also reported on her surreal encounter with the gold medalist on her social media channels.
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