Mutaz Essa Barshim from Qatar and his competitor - jumped over 7 feet, 91/4 inches - with equal tries - and were told they could share the Gold Medal - and they did - they were good friends.
Rarely do we see two competitors at the Olympics being asked by an Olympic Official - given an option for the two competitors - having achieved the same results - in this case, the same tries - at high jump - and told they could share the Gold Medal.
"Can we have two golds?" Barshim asks the official.
We were watching and were surprised each other hugging each other, and the Qatari Mutaz Essa Barshim even shed tears of joy.
Both were friends and had met earlier in Canada.
Gianmarco Tamberi met with a severe accident and could not compete for some time - overcame his injuries - and managed to make it to the Olympics.
We witnessed both men jump over the bar - set at the same height - and most of us thought perhaps Mutaz Essa Barshim, tall and agile - would make another attempt to have the bar raised - forcing Gianmarco to compete.
Even as the official explained something - which we at home had no clue what was the subject -we witnessed - both men hugging and jumping for joy.
The Olympics came about when one man ran for miles to warn his countrymen - that the enemy had been sighted - and after he handed the information - they say the man - passed away.
Every four years - we hold the Olympics - the present Olympics was scheduled to be held in 2020 - it was postponed for one entire year - and then against great odds - the Japanese Government, with the consent of the Internation Olympic Committee - agreed to hold the Olympics in Tokyo.
The last Olympics held in Japan was in 1964. At his Olympic held in Nagasaki - a city that was earlier bombed - in World War II - many who saw the City before and then had the opportunity to see the City reconstructed - admired the tenacity and fortitude of the Japanese people.
Some of us remember a Native American runner - who was suffering from diabetics win the 10,000 meters.
The times were different then - racism was rampant.
In 1936 when a Black man - Jesse Owens - won his race - right before the eyes of Hitler - who favored the Aryan Race - a Negro winning shocked Hilter and the Third Reich.
In 1936 Jesse Owens - an American - then called Negro - today Black - a four times Gold Medalists - proved to the world - Blacks could achieve what they wanted to - just as they do today - given the opportunity and more without blatant racism.
William Mervin Mills - Ogala Lakota Tribe - he ran the 10,000 meters in 1964 - won the Gold and won the love - of all humanity.
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