Amos stands a chance for the Olympic spirit award

The Pierre de Coubertin World trophy, awarded to those who exemplify the Olympic spirit, is the only award that Nijel Amos can salvage from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, after he crashed out of the 800m final, trailing in position 8.

Amos experienced a similar collision to that happened during the Rio 2016, when American Abbey D’Agostino and Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand crashed into each other in the 5,000m heats.

The two women helped each other up and both managed to finish the race. They were given clearance to advance to the final, although only Hamblin was fit to compete. Both runners were presented with the Pierre de Coubertin world trophy.

During the Tokyo 2020, 800m semifinals, American Isaiah Jewitt tripped, clipped and took Amos down before the final stretch. The two runners helped each other up and jogged side by side over the finish line in an iconic Olympic spirit moment.

Following his woes, he was included in the 800m Final this past Wednesday afternoon, but the Botswana’s track and field golden boy and Olympic medalist, left his supporters dumbfounded when he finished 8th in the race of 9 men.

The Kenyan duo of Emmanuel Korir and Ferguson Rotich respectively won gold and silver in the race showing off some brilliant team work and strategy that somehow pushed Amos out of the race.

Amos came 8th with a time of 1: 46: 41 in a race which he could have easily won if he was on the right strategy. Amos still holds the world lead time this year of 1: 42.91 from a month ago; he however, could not beat that mark throughout the Olympics. With Amos now out of the Olympics, the country’s medal hopes will switch to the 400m sprinter, Isaac Makwala, whose final event had not yet taken place when this publication closed for print. The 4x400m relay team is also yet to compete.