Only one person wins the gold medal?
That's not the case.
A rare event in which two athletes won gold medals at the same time occurred at the Tokyo Olympics.
On the first day of the 10th day of the tournament, it was an event in the men's high jump final on land.
Qatar's 30-year-old Mutaz Essa Barsim and Italy's 29-year-old Gianmarco Tamberi both jumped up to 2 meters and 37 centimeters and lined up in first place without failing a single attempt.
The next 2 meters and 39 centimeters on the Olympic record were both unsuccessful in three attempts, and the game was expected to be involved in an additional attempt called "jump-off". In response to the referee's question, Versim asked, "Can I get two gold medals?"
In response to the referee's answer, "It's possible," the two nodded, and Bassim said, "Friend, history. Olympic champion," and acknowledged each other's gold medals.
The high jump competition rules stipulate that multiple athletes will line up in first place, such as when athletes decide not to try any more.
At the moment when the gold medal was decided, Tamberi screamed and hugged Bassim, jumping and rolling around, exploding joy.
Tamberi missed the previous Rio de Janeiro Games due to an ankle injury, and wrote "ROAD TO TOKYO" on the cast he wore at that time, aiming for the Tokyo Games.
On the other hand, Bassim, who had a bronze medal two tournaments and a silver medal last time, hugged the team members in the spectators' seats to win the gold medal, and took off his sunglasses to wipe his tears.
The two who have been raising each other are close friends when they leave the competition, and in an interview after the match, Versim answered with a laugh, "I was planning to buy the other party if I won, but apparently it's a split bill." Was there.