American runner Isaiah Jewett’s act of friendship after he was accidentally tripped by Botswana’s Nijel Amos was deserving of a gold medal for sportsmanship.

An inadvertent accident after years of training for the men’s 800-meter event left Jewett understandably angry but he got up, helped Amos to his feet, continued the race where Amos let Jewett finish next to last – Amos was last.

“I learned from all the superhero animations I watch, regardless of how mad you are, you have to be a hero at the end of the day. That was my version of trying to be a hero.”

Sometimes losing is winning.

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