Fair play moment at the Special Olympics in Berlin: when a swimmer mistakenly believes she has already finished her race, she is supported by a competitor.
The competitions at the Special Olympics in Berlin have been running since Sunday. At the sports event, people with mental and multiple disabilities compete in 26 sports. The Special Olympics are considered the world’s largest inclusive sports event – of course it’s also about victories and medals, but above all about togetherness.
Swimmer Esmeralda Encarnacion Despiau from Costa Rica demonstrated what that means. In the quarterfinals of the women’s 100-meter freestyle, her competitor Sara Ghandoura of Saudi Arabia became disoriented and thought she had already finished the race after 50 meters. But there were only two lanes completed instead of the required four. Despiau finished her race in second, but then realized her opponent’s mistake. And decided not to leave her alone.
Source: Stern
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