Chinanews client, Beijing, September 22 (Wang Hao) Recently, a touching scene was staged in a triathlon event in Spain. The Spanish triathlete unexpectedly chose to give the medal to the runner before the end of the competition. The wrong opponent.
However, after being moved, this news has aroused widespread discussion on the Internet: whether this practice can be interpreted as sportsmanship has become the focus of debate.
The two runners shook hands before the finish line.
In the final stage of the triathlon competition, a Spanish player and a British player competed for the bronze medal, and the British player was in the lead.
But not far before the finish line, the British player suddenly ran in the wrong direction and was overtaken.
Just when the audience thought that the bronze medal would fall into the hands of the Spanish players, they saw him stop before the finish line, waiting for the British players to catch up.
In the end, the two shook hands before the finish line, and the British players took the lead to cross the line and won the bronze medal.
The British player made a mistake.
This news has also caused heated discussions on the Internet, but it is strange that there is a polarized view in the comment area. Some people say that this is sportsmanship, while others say it is not in line with sportsmanship.
Some people also diverged their thinking and began to interpret the different attitudes of athletes towards victory and defeat.
Screenshot of Weibo.
"Higher, faster, stronger" is the motto of the Olympic movement, and great athletes in many sports, both at home and abroad, ancient and modern, also regard victory as the most important thing in the competition.
For example, F1 "Car King" Schumacher, who won the F1 Drivers Championship 7 times in his career, is considered the most influential driver in the history of the project.
But in his career, there have been many situations where his teammates gave way to him to ensure Schumacher scored higher points.
At the Austrian station in 2002, Schumacher's teammate Barrichello still took the lead on the last straight before the finish line, but before sprinting, he suddenly slowed down and almost stopped on the track, allowing Schumacher behind him to overtake the line.
When the awards were awarded, the fans on the scene cheered and booed. The embarrassed Schumacher could only push Barrichello to the highest podium.
Data map: Schumacher.
The story of Schumacher and Barrichello is almost the opposite of the triathlon event.
However, when people look back on Schumacher's career, this tiny stain is difficult to enter the vision of car fans. The comments are still praised by blockbusters, and there are many sayings that his attitude of always fighting for victory represents the spirit of sportsmanship.
In the field of competitive sports, whether it is athlete interviews, media reports or audience interpretations of events, "sportsmanship" is a frequently used word.
Because it can always make people cry, which is also the charm of competitive sports, but what is the spirit of sports?
The outside world has different interpretations.
Some practices related to sportsmanship have become "unspoken rules" established in the game.
For example, in a football game, if a player is injured or other sudden situation on the field, one of the players kicks the ball out of bounds to suspend the game, and when the game resumes, the other party will return the ball.
But more often, the momentary changes in the situation on the court, people can only respond by instinct.
Data map: Maradona.
In the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Mexico in 1986, Argentina played against England. Maradona scored a goal in the game. In the end, Argentina eliminated England 2:1 and advanced all the way to win the championship.
Afterwards, Maradona's handball was called "God's Hand" by fans.
Under the huge halo of the World Cup champion, no one remembers the hapless England team.
Many people will say that this is an obvious cheating and certainly not in line with the spirit of sportsmanship.
But ask yourself, if this happens to yourself, do you have the courage to tell the referee "I got a handball"?
Faced with such a situation, I am afraid that many people will go through a lot of struggle in their hearts.
So we can see that in some critical moments of basketball games, after the ball goes out of bounds, the arms of both players will quickly point to different directions, indicating that the ball is in their own side, although some of them may know that the ball is out of bounds by themselves. of.
Data map: basketball game.
As the highest palace of competitive sports, the modern Olympic spirit focuses on mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair competition, while the slogan of the modern Olympics is faster, higher, and stronger.
In fact, it can be seen as pursuing the beauty of human nature while pursuing breakthroughs in performance, both of which are an inseparable part of sportsmanship.
Generally speaking, you can have both in the game, but sometimes you need to make a choice among them.
This is why there are two diametrically opposed views about the triathlon competition.
The Spanish player who stopped before the finish line and let the British player cross the line is worthy of admiration, but if he had not done so, he would not need to carry a moral burden.
Data map: In the World Cup match, the referee judged a penalty after watching the VAR system.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun
And if it is hoped to settle the dispute over events such as "hands of God", perhaps the fundamental approach is to avoid "determining the result of the game to the moral level of the athletes" in terms of rules and technology.
Whether it's the VAR on the football field, the eagle eye on the tennis court or the video playback on the basketball court, all efforts are being made in this regard.
For athletes, this is also good news. After all, human nature is complicated, and the choice between victory and morality may be more difficult than the competition itself.
While competitive sports is constantly pursuing the limits of the human body, it has inevitably become a big exhibition stand for all kinds of human nature.
For spectators, maybe what you are after is what sportsmanship you see.
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