Ivan Fernandez Anaya was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai -- bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing straight, he saw the Kenyan runner -- the certain winner of the race -- mistakenly pull up about 10 meters before the finish, thinking he had already crossed the line. Fernandez Anaya quickly caught up with him, but instead of exploiting Mutais mistake to speed past and claim an unlikely victory, he stayed behind and, using gestures, guided the Kenyan to the line and let him cross first. Thanks Kasturi Kasthuri Gopalaratnam https://youtube/watch?v=Dy_LxkRZEbI To do the right thing one first needs to understand what is going on. It is indeed amazing that within a fraction of a second Anaya realised that the Kenyan winnner was making a mistake, and not just giving up the race for some inexplicable reason. Enhanced empathy is the key to that understanding and subsequently Fair-Play.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:57:48 +0000
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