Tokyo 2020 news - Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi make shock decision to share high jump gold
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Updated 01/08/2021 at 15:04 GMT
There was a dramatic conclusion to the men's high jump final on Sunday, when Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi were offered the chance to share gold or compete in a jump-off. The Italian and Qatari athletes chose to share. You want it? We have it. Stream every Olympic event live on discovery+.
'To share it with this dude, I can't be more happy' - Barshim and Tamberi on joint gold
Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi decided to share the gold medal in the men’s high jump on Sunday.
The pair of them were given the chance to decide a single winner in a jump-off, or to share the gold. They decided to both take a gold medal rather than risk coming away with silver.
Neither of them had been able to land a jump of 2.39m, but were faultless at 2.37m.
Barshim, 30, has thus earned a rare gold for Qatar, and Italy gained another through Tamberi.
Tamberi, a year younger than his competitor, was unable to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics after suffering a leg injury that prevented him from taking part.
Maksim Nedasekau of Belarus took bronze.
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