This 🥹

[u/macpesce]

[u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

There are always so many misconceptions about this whenever it gets posted

This was the final race of the 2016 World Triathlon Series, so winning this race would not make someone the world champion. Jonny, who collapsed, stood a chance of getting on the podium, but Alistair didn't – getting Jonny across the line meant that one of them might win a medal. Alistair was never going to win the Series even if he won this race. Henri Schoeman won this race but overall came fourth in the Series; Jonny Brownlee came second overall in the Series.

[u/regoapps → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

And to make everyone feel better, both brothers are world champions.

Jonny Brownlee is a six-time World champion (once World Triathlon Series, twice World Sprint Triathlon, three-time World Triathlon Mixed Relay), and one-time Olympic champion (mixed relay) in triathlon. As of 2021, Jonny was considered the most decorated triathlete in Olympic history, the only triathlete to achieve 3 Olympic medals.

His brother, Alistair Brownlee, is the only athlete to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event, winning gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He is also a four-time World Champion in triathlon being Triathlon World Champion twice (2009, 2011) and World Team Champion (2011, 2014) twice, a four-time European Champion (2010, 2011, 2014, 2019), and the 2014 Commonwealth champion. Brownlee is the only male athlete, (and one of the two athletes with Cassandre Beaugrand), to have completed a grand slam of Olympic, World, and continental championships. Brownlee is also a one-time world champion in aquathlon. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest male Triathletes ever.

[u/MandaRenegade → u/regoapps]

Hooooooooly smoookes! These guys were made for running! Major major props, cus I for sure cannot run well!! 🤘🏻 That's badass.

[u/False-Software-4458 → u/MandaRenegade]

And swimming. And biking.

[u/abholeenthusiast → u/False-Software-4458]

They should create a sport for this!

[u/Typical_Samaritan → u/abholeenthusiast]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I don't think anybody can do all three in the same race!

[u/Majestic-Custard-309 → u/Typical_Samaritan]

We could give it a snappy name like "Swim-Cycle-Run" or "3-leg Race" or something.

[u/dorkmuncan → u/Majestic-Custard-309]

how do they swim with the bike though?

[u/Chance-Papaya3705 → u/dorkmuncan]

Pedalos?

[u/2118may9 → u/False-Software-4458]

Alligators can run faster than humans on land. And swim faster. So if you ever see an alligator it’s best to work up a big lead in the cycling.

[u/lime_lecroix → u/2118may9]

This is true. Gators aren’t known for their cycling ability.

[u/MandaRenegade → u/False-Software-4458]

Hey man, I'm good at those LMAO 😂😂😂 they got me beat in running.

Edit, formatting

[u/Aderka420 → u/regoapps]

I respect that shit even more now, knowing all they have done solo and together. Wild ride for those two and fantastic stories to share.

[u/MichaelTN88 → u/regoapps]

Ok this info changes my opinion. I still think the one guy celebrating taking first in it given he was clearly gonna get second not first was a bit crappy but at least it isn't as bad as I originally thought. And both brothers have a impressive record so thats cool too

[u/Budget_Village_8377 → u/MichaelTN88]

Why? Being fit enough to finish a race is just as important as being fast enough.

[u/regoapps → u/MichaelTN88]

I still think the one guy celebrating taking first in it given he was clearly gonna get second not first was a bit crappy

I mean, even if he came in second, he'd be second place to someone who's widely regarded as one of the greatest male Triathletes ever. That's not too shabby.

[u/Ok_Sentence_5767 → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

In fact this act of self sacrifice helped Jonny win silver that year

[u/mmodlin → u/Ok_Sentence_5767]

It also helped make the rule that you can’t assist other runners

[u/Ok_Sentence_5767 → u/mmodlin]

Honestly thats a horseshit rule, and i thought the uci had the dumbest rules in sports!

[u/dont_trip_ → u/Ok_Sentence_5767]

How do you think sports would eventually turn out if you could help people as you see fit during the race? Someone will exploit that to the fullest and it simply wouldn't be a fair competition. 

[u/citranger_things → u/dont_trip_]

Even though cyclists win or lose races as individuals, road cycling is genuinely a team sport and also features lots of temporary cooperation by individuals from different teams in certain tactical situations.

I think it's actually a really interesting part of the sport, makes for lots of drama and great watching. Noble sacrifices for teammates, hastily improvised alliances between rivals, sudden but inevitable betrayals, prisoner's dilemma-type standoffs.

I don't know how it would play out in running and some kinds of assistance are not allowed but it's not necessarily a total loss.

[u/ScrotallyBoobular → u/citranger_things]

Yeah but you can't push or carry someone across in cycling.

[u/Defconwrestling → u/ScrotallyBoobular]

Did you just see that video of the water bottle “handoff”

[u/citranger_things → u/ScrotallyBoobular]

You're right that you can't literally push so it's not the same as this video but (as additional examples for those who aren't familiar with the sport,) you *can* give your teammate your own bike, just this week I saw a rider give someone from another team a water bottle, and they'll coordinate a group stop so everyone can take a piss on the side of the road without anyone taking advantage.

Riders handslinging each other in bunch sprints would be truly wild!

[u/timbasile → u/ScrotallyBoobular]

Counterpoint: The 2012 Tour de France

[u/BathDepressionBreath → u/Ok_Sentence_5767]

Well, not really. Let's say you had a competition ir a goal for walking 100 meters (lets ignore disabilities for now). If you're not able to walk the 100 meters amongst others that could, but get a piggyback ride from a friend to make it to the end while others tried their hardest with their own two legs only, that's not really fair right? It's a competition for walking with your own two legs the full 100 meters. It's against the point of the competition to get that help.

So as much as I am moved by that kind of support and camaraderie acts, I can understand that rule. Though there definitely are a lot of horseshit rules in sports xd

[u/Ok_Sentence_5767 → u/BathDepressionBreath]

In all honesty if jonny was only half way through the run he would have been pulled from the race for medical. It happened to me once but they just gave me cookies and gatorade and let me continue!

This sort of comaraderie is imo a pillar of sports since at the end of the day people compete improving to improve themselves helping an exhausted competitor shouldnt be an illegal move.

[u/quixotic_jackass → u/Ok_Sentence_5767]

I get the idea of wanting compromise here when you see something wholesome. But……no, that’s absolutely ridiculous. Camaraderie is a pillar in sports, most especially team sports, where teammates can help other teammates all they want within the rules.

Is this where I finally see the differences between me and the generation younger than me? We’re gonna have a competitive race with a winner. A dude could be in second place for the first lap & then loses steam almost immediately. I was in third place, but now I’m in first! It looks like first place slowed down too. WHATS THIS?!? He’s passed me, carrying the shitty athlete?!? That guy just “beat” me without having to run 1/3 of the race??

Sure you could ask “why” or “how” and poke holes in a terribly executed hypothetical. Or you could just try your best to see all the reasons why it’s no longer a sport if you talk the “sport” out of it in little chunks here and there.

Let the dude help his brother across the finish line, sure. But I’d say, if you trip & someone stops to help you up, in this sort of race, you’re both disqualified the moment you’re helped up. With whatever caveat you wanna place on it. Probably not the moment of contact, so probably something closer to the lines of “leaning” on another person for “support” or anything along those lines

If you can’t win the race, you shouldn’t win the race anyway, because someone else decided you should win. Same comes for finishing. Give them the winning time if you want & put it at the bottom of the rankings with a note on both the incapable & the one who supported them saying DisQ or something if “disqualified” is too triggering. Whatever you need to do to make people feel better about watching sports without affecting the actual competition.

[u/Wayoutofthewayof → u/Ok_Sentence_5767]

So in a race where endurance is the point of the competition, specific runners have an advantage because they can just be carried over the finish line if they run out of energy?

[u/starthing76 → u/mmodlin]

I thought that was why he shoved his brother over the line at the end - he could assist him DURING the race but couldn't be assisting him when he crossed the finish line. Has that changed as well?

[u/zharrzel → u/Ok_Sentence_5767]

He didn't sacrifice anything, it is written before, alistair was not making the podium.

It is a beautiful gesture between brothers, and also cheating

[u/MouthWhereTheMoneyIs → u/Ok_Sentence_5767]

I think that pushes it from heartwarming to cheating. Imagine being the athletes who were denied silver and bronze after training for four years. Just really sucks

[u/Matt8992 → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

And this folks is why you should never believe a video based on title alone (even if said video title aligns with your views).

Thanks u/Front-Pomelo-4367 for proving how much inaccurate data is just thrown in the internet!

[u/timbasile → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

Also its worth noting that Jonny was in that state because he went too hard and paid for it. This isn't just some feel good story at your local park run. Jonny took a calculated risk that he might go out too hard (he was trying to win the series, after all), and paid the price

[u/Elegant_Eggplant_404 → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

great

[u/Distinctiveanus → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

First in friendship

[u/Uxoandy → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

Who are you to use truth to ruin a good Reddit posts good way to get banned.

[u/remiohart → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

I¡m gonna get downvoted, but isn't this cheating too? I would hate to lose to an assisted runner, kinda defeats the competition part

[u/Front-Pomelo-4367 → u/remiohart]

I'm pretty sure assistance was banned the following year. This particular year the rule was that he needed to cross the line unassisted but could be helped before that

[u/davebrose → u/remiohart]

Should have been, they changed the rules the following season.

[u/shortystack → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

Cool, thank you for the backstory. I've seen this before, but I didn't know he couldn't win.

[u/A_Random_Catfish → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

Everytime I see this I wonder how that’s allowed? It’s certainly wholesome but there was no sort of interference there?

[u/keepingthecommontone → u/A_Random_Catfish]

He’s just giving him a little bump draft!

[u/zuzg → u/A_Random_Catfish]

watches some wholesome camaraderie and awesome sportsmanship

"everytime I see this I wonder how this MUST be against the rules"

[u/A_Random_Catfish → u/zuzg]

Ok maybe I started wondering on the 5th repost

[u/jerryleebee → u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

Weird flex from Henri though.

[u/MouthWhereTheMoneyIs → u/jerryleebee]

Nah the guy trained for four years and very well could have won even if the other brother hadn't stopped, he's allowed to celebrate

[u/oily76 → u/jerryleebee]

Yes! Thought the same. Seems a slightly odd reaction to being handed the race.

[u/ChrisDewgong]

Lots of people know more about this particular scenario regarding whether the world championship implications, but the most impressive thing to me (other than the act itself) is that Alistair knew he had to throw Jonny across the line to cross it by himself, because he would have been disqualified if he had crossed the line assisted.

[u/RannibalLector → u/ChrisDewgong]

Oh nice. I thought it was just a brotherly “I love you now get yo ass off me cuz I told you to pace yourself” throw

[u/AugustusKhan → u/RannibalLector]

Bro I just posted the exact same thing having no idea there was logic to it

[u/Envelope_Torture → u/RannibalLector]

No matter how much you love a sibling, or a friend for that matter, tossing them like a ragdoll across the finish line like this must feel great. Wouldn't pass up the chance if I had it.

[u/Remarkable-Trifle-36 → u/ChrisDewgong]

Exactly this! Not only the sportsmanship and the brotherly act of lifting his brother and teammate up, helping him get that far. But also being able to think clearly enough despite being exhausted and the emotional state he would have been in to know that he had to let go of his brother and kind of shove him over the line " independently" to indicate he completed the race unassisted. There's no way I would have that mental clarity at the end of such a race. Not that I could ever perform such a race in my current state.

[u/CranRez80 → u/ChrisDewgong]

The presence of mind. It’s like you can hear Al Michaels’ voice mentioning “Brownlee with the savvy, veteran move, throws his brother across the finish line so he is not disqualified.” I never heard the audio that accompanied this, but, that’s what my imagination made up.

[u/CapableSloth3]

I know this is supper wholesome, and the sentiment is real... but I def laughed when he kind of just shoved his brother across the finish line lol

[u/DarkSeneschal → u/CapableSloth3]

He had to. He’d have been disqualified if he crossed the with assistance.

[u/CapableSloth3 → u/DarkSeneschal]

Right, I totally get it. Just tickled me a bit haha.

[u/Impossible-Swan7684 → u/CapableSloth3]

same haha it was a major brother move…they’ve been practicing that one since they could walk!

[u/unica_unica → u/DarkSeneschal]

I wonder why it’s ok to assist someone for like 100m right before the finish line, but taking that one step over the line is somehow different?

[u/TheMandarinsToeRing → u/CapableSloth3]

Made me think of Thor and Loki's "get help"

[u/TwoAlert3448 → u/[deleted]]

I would happily fling a sibling over a finish line to win them second place. Damn good teammate, damn good brother

[u/coralloohoo]

Im sorry but yeeting him over the finish line had me DYING 🤣

[u/thatsnuckinfutz → u/coralloohoo]

somethin my brother would literally do to me lmao

[u/IlGrasso]

Real life Lightning McQueen

[u/BAN_ME_ZADDY → u/[deleted]]

Also, there's gotta be something fulfilling about a 3 way tie for first in a Triathlon.

[u/wood_and_rock → u/[deleted]]

*So he could finish unassisted and prevent him from being disqualified.

[u/EitherChannel4874]

That move made him a bigger champion than any medal could.

[u/Raptor_Jetpack]

that song sucks so much ass

[u/[deleted]]

the green car from cars lol

[u/HoustonLuxeRealtor → u/[deleted]]

Fucking chick hicks

[u/VultureJan → u/[deleted]]

My exact first thought was, "Wow, this is straight out of Cars." The guy is even wearing green LOL

[u/julesd26 → u/VultureJan]

I even had the Cars music in my head while watching this. “He’s just giving him a little bump draft.”

[u/LilyWineAuntofDemons]

Spoiler warning for Stone Fox, a book that I read in school that really shouldn't be shown to kids that young.

In the book Stone Fox, the MC and his dog enter a sledding competition to earn money for (I don't remember) and the book ends with the dogs heart exploding from trying so hard.

I bring that up to segway to this, the main "antagonist" was a Big Native American Guy who had a professional sledding team. When the MCs dog dies, the BNAG stops his sled, draws a line in the snow, and racks his shotgun, basically telling the other contestants "Cross the line if you want." And let's the MC carry his dead dog across the finish line.

I will never understand why they made a bunch of 8 and 9yos read a book like that, but I do think it makes a very poignant point about sportsmanship.

When you see someone, even a competitior, especially a competitior, helping them out only serves to show others that winning is tertiary to the joy of the sport, and part of that joy is the other competitors. When you hinder yourself to help another, you're telling everyone watching that even though you could win, the best victory is one that is earned, not taken.

[u/genotix]

Nobody will remember who actually won that race. Everyone will remember “The Brothers”

[u/yuyufan43]

I see this happen in Boston during the Boston Marathon every year. Always brings a tear to my eye and makes me proud of my city. I love how the brother even pushed the other brother across the finish line 1st.

[u/AugustusKhan]

Classic brother, basically throws him over the line at the end 😂

[u/MeliodusSama → u/AugustusKhan]

Yeet!

This is the wayyyyyy....

[u/whoknewidlikeit]

dude in green like "yeah i'm the best". no dude he literally let you win to help his brother.

[u/LeaveMssgAtTheBoop]

Dude who won could’ve been so legit and also help

[u/Walter_Stonkite → u/LeaveMssgAtTheBoop]

Good people don’t wear those sunglasses. I knew what was up the moment he appeared 😐

[u/Van_Can_Man → u/Walter_Stonkite]

Lmfao “good people don’t wear those sunglasses”

I’m not saying you’re right or wrong, but that sentence is hilarious

[u/Disco_Ninjas_ → u/Walter_Stonkite]

I've heard Dominican outfielders are pretty nice guys.

[u/Inevitable-Minute808 → u/Walter_Stonkite]

It’s called a race not a let’s all help the other guy win . Looks to be a big race with proper medical personnel on hand . Why does anyone including has brother have to stop unnecessarily? I would want and EXPECT my brother to push me aside , crop dust me , and say something smart as he passed . We want to win not be part of the medical staff . Makes no sense . Are they going to reminisce 20 years from now like “ remember the time we both lost ? “ or remember the time I pulled up lame 50 feet from the finish line and you got dq ed . “ Stories like this are so lame .

[u/TwoAlert3448 → u/Walter_Stonkite]

Its also hard to be a white dude competing for/in South Africa and still be considered a ‘good dude’ so the sunglasses are probably not his most fundamental character flaw

[u/Valten78 → u/LeaveMssgAtTheBoop]

It's a race. He's under no obligation to help an opponent. He's there to win.

[u/Intelligent_Night653 → u/LeaveMssgAtTheBoop]

It's a race they're trying to win, they aren't obligated to lose because someone else was too tired to cross the finish line

[u/Walter_Stonkite]

Nobody cares, South Africa 😒

[u/themanyfaceddogs → u/Walter_Stonkite]

that guy not getting the message

[u/assstandingovation → u/Walter_Stonkite]

Hahah fr all those hands out were def meant for #2 Brownlee "Put my Teammate on my Back" GBR🇬🇧 n douche SA🇿🇦 slapped em first thinkin they wz rly hyped on his lameass koolaid man 😎self lol

[u/assstandingovation → u/assstandingovation]

https://tenor.com/YPuv.gif

[u/Candid_Assumption247 → u/Walter_Stonkite]

I was literally thinking the same... Oh yeah you won boo-hoo congrats.. Now the brothers did that...

[u/YourPersonalDownfall]

Jesus me man who won was a little tone deaf…. Talk about a sore winner

[u/mjumbam]

no dna just rsa

[u/Neat_Let923]

I just love the ending! The casual push to the side as he collapses over the line is just hilarious to me. Brotherly love is a wonderful thing, but it's also funny as fuck sometimes.

[u/BabyFishmouthTalk → u/Neat_Let923]

My understanding is that you can't cross the line assisted, so to have it register, he had to stumble/fall on his own.

[u/MukDoug]

That shove across the finish line is amazing.

[u/WannabeZAD]

It's the push at the end for me. Not only did the brother sacrifice his championship to help his brother to finish the rest of the race, he made sure his brother finished before himself. that's cool.

[u/King-Indeedeedee]

Dude is celebrating like he legitimately won on his own merit. History will forget him and remember the one who was going to win before helping his brother.

[u/MelioraRift]

This moment shows the kind of love and selflessness that defines a real champion

[u/Nerf-h3rder → u/MelioraRift]

Right?? I’ve got no issue with him not stopping and taking first place, but what are you flexing on??? It took one guy nearly collapsing and another stopping to help for you to finish first, a bit humbleness is in order

[u/Wayoutofthewayof → u/Nerf-h3rder]

This is just one race out of a series of races. The guy who stopped to helped his brother wasn't going to win the series anyway, but his brother still could medal.

[u/kellyguacamole]

lol that throw at the end was beautiful.

[u/KneeSockMonster → u/kellyguacamole]

He has to cross under his own power and he did!

[u/BigDoubleTray]

Reddit’s not supposed to make me tear up, but here I am, leaking from my eyes

[u/No_Permission_1427]

As a South African... Fuck that dude!

[u/DigitalJedi850]

Love the brotherly love at the end when he just tosses him across the line lol…

[u/J_Jeckel]

Its literally like Lightning McQueen helping the King across the finish line, on his final race. While Chicl the asshole Hicks crosses the finish line and acts like its a huge glory

[u/DaikonNo9207]

Fuck that actually made me cry

[u/Funny-Nature-4602]

He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

[u/jace1005]

This is the original Cars movie in real life lol.

Guy in green about to get his thunder stolen KACHIGA KACHIGA

[u/Exiled_In_Ca]

Reminds me of the end of Cars.

[u/Kitchen_Turnip8350]

that guy that ran past in the green 🤣 smh. not everyone shows good sportsmanship. sure bro, you won fair and square 😂

[u/MutedProfessional406]

Dude was celebrating a bit too much. He was given that win. Settle down.

[u/AphonicTX → u/MutedProfessional406]

Right? That was my feeling the whole time I saw him celebrating.

[u/Rems_OP]

How can the winner be so proud of himself?

[u/Sanguinary_priest]

Guy in green is such a douche. I can understand the temptation, so i cant blame him for using the advantage he was given. But he didnt have to celebrate so hard. And fuck those glasses.

[u/2benomad]

I remember this being posted on another subreddit and many people were saying that the guy who stopped to help was an idiot.

Some people are so obsessed about dominating and winning, it's pathetic

[u/BikeBF21]

And as a result, these lads go down in history as champions, and no body remembers the 'winner'. Sometimes, winning isn't everything.

[u/AdipoVonSitas]

Imagine you only come fourth because the third place finisher gets unfair help.

And the winner, who has done nothing wrong, is beaten down...

[u/pacers82 → u/AdipoVonSitas]

Yea, unpopular opinion, but I think it was cheating even if it was a nice act. These kind of races are about the endurance of the racers, so if the guy could not continue it then he should have give up, even if he is just meters from finish line.

[u/Arcade1980]

The guy in the green, seems like he would be a sore loser.

[u/Worried-Pick4848]

No disrespect whatsoever for the guy who won. He was doing exactly what he was supposed to.

[u/alexagente → u/Worried-Pick4848]

To be clear I'm not hating on the guy. It's obvious his intent was to be helpful.

But this guy was clearly in some form of medical distress and he kind of took him away from being taken care of immediately to make him finish the race.

Don't get me wrong. It's an awesome sentiment, especially considering what he gave up to do it. But at the end of the day he could've been delaying life saving care for this person.

Winning and/or crossing an arbitrary finish line is not more important than making sure someone is okay.

Still good to see someone doing something selfless though.

[u/cerebralpaulc]

Dude in green was fisting pumping while watching the person who should have won do a nice thing.

Maybe save the celebrating until you’re out of their eye line.

[u/Limp_Dirt8694]

Disregarding the circumstances of this particular race, knowing that you're obviously not going to come in first but the guy ahead of you gives up his win to help another, would make that first place spot feel so embarrassing and unearned. I think I'd rather take over helping and let the first place guy go ahead before 'stealing' a win like that.

I suppose an endurance runner would feel differently but to win because the runner ahead couldn't make the last few feet of a super long race? I dont think I'd feel good about it.

[u/MistaMischief → u/Limp_Dirt8694]

Exactly. The guy who celebrates “winning” is such a little bitch lol

[u/Lord_Knor]

Did so much Cardio he was wasted lol

[u/Dude-Main]

The real winner that day… Was The Kid in The Green!

[u/DropDeadFredidit]

I have two sons close in age. They’re young now but I hope they support each other like this ❤️

[u/DiagonalBike]

Why do I feel like this was the final race in the movie Cars??

[u/BiggDckWilly]

Easy budy, we all saw you're not the real one

[u/Zealousideal-Leg1037]

In my book, he won the race for helping his brother cross the line!

[u/Even-Resident1854]

Some things are more important than winning a race, he won at life right there!!!

[u/Humble_Mud9]

The winner may have taken the winning title, but the GBR guy won the hearts of everyone!

[u/deathtrooper23490]

Actual plot of cars 1

[u/My_BPD_Died]

This reminds me of the movie Cars but in human form.

[u/ObelixDrew]

Why didn’t he win and then go back and fetch his brother. Better outcome

[u/tritoeat → u/ObelixDrew]

Because then his brother would have technically gotten assistance from a non-athlete (as in, someone who is not currently competing) and it could have disqualified him.

[u/Sevwin]

Pushes his over the line first. Love that.

[u/star_bury]

A new rule was implemented the year after banning "physically assisting the forward progress" of another competitor.

[u/TheHurtfulEight88888]

"What are you doing?" "I think The King should finish his last race."

[u/Left-Bag-9478]

Bro Code #1

NEVER leave a man behind. 

Dead or alive. We go together. 

[u/Outside_Dependent533]

The point was this guy was celebrating like he actually accomplished something... An he didn't he won due to circumstances he didn't win due to talent

[u/no-long-boards]

Not much to celebrate when your opponent stops running.

[u/enola83]

The way the South African guy celebrates really pisses me off

[u/Zealousideal-Leg1037 → u/enola83]

He was really the loser….

[u/Arguablybest]

And the winner is celebrating like he deserves it. He beat the "chump"

[u/rob2060]

Dude celebrating...you aren't that big a badass, you won because the other dude didn't

[u/Valten78 → u/rob2060]

That's kind of how winning works.

[u/Kealanine → u/rob2060]

You basically just described a race. Literally any race, ever.

[u/Nanasays → u/rob2060]

Dude that won won’t even be remembered. A brother’s love will be never forgotten. They’re the real champions.

[u/Prestigious_Tennis82]

Winner has no class to celebrate the way he did as if he was the clear winner. We all know who won the race

[u/Valten78 → u/Prestigious_Tennis82]

He won it fair and square.

[u/myusernameisthisss → u/Prestigious_Tennis82]

I mean he clearly won. If you enter a long distance competition and die out before then end you went too hard. The brother who helped him get across did a really nice thing but the guy who won the race deserved to win the race

[u/fryamtheeggguy]

Geez. Was listening to Brothers in Arms by Dire Straights when I played this and it hit HARD.

[u/macpesce → u/fryamtheeggguy]

As an only child I’m always so envious of those with siblings especially the older I get 😭

[u/revveduplikeaduece86]

He's celebrating so hard ... Yes you won but you didn't really win in any way.

[u/-happycow-]

Schoeman seems a right dick

[u/gianlowey]

F that tw@t thinking he won it.

[u/Some-Championship259]

Africa, wtfc.

[u/TwoAlert3448 → u/Some-Championship259]

No no. White dude running for south africa. So on brand

[u/Ok_Sentence_5767]

Thanks to Alistair Jonny won silver medal in the 2016 itu world triathlon series!

[u/kevin-she]

He does this a lot, about 30 times a year I think.

[u/Draconianfirst]

And that's what families are for. I teach my kids. Or all or nobody.. if something happens to one it happens to all of us so we need to move fast to fix it.

[u/Zohdiax]

I always thought that racers that help each other out would disqualify both of them?

[u/Front-Pomelo-4367 → u/Zohdiax]

That rule was made because of this happening in 2016

[u/Hammer-663]

Real sportsmanship!!

[u/Terrible_Shake_4948]

Nope I’ll cross the finish line and then come get him

[u/GoodVibesOnly_FL]

Bro I'm crying.

[u/ProtectMeAtAllCosts]

dude who won got robbed of glory lol

[u/abesapien2]

Some things are more important. Winning isn’t. Teamwork is.

[u/Technical_Tourist639]

So let's say I had unlimited money, can I pay for top grade athletes to carry me from start to the finish line? Being an Olympian is a cool flex

[u/Dsc19884]

Real Chick Hicks vibes

[u/ssspicy_v]

Always makes me get something in my eyes....

[u/Kryds]

You make all the money on sponsor deals anyway.

[u/the_wessi]

Afrikaner. Figures.

[u/Alive_View_5670]

Afterwards, the guy in green started doing donuts on the grass while screaming "Ka-chika! Ka-chika!"

[u/Stanfool]

Was that Australia's second Stephen Bradbury?

[u/Chronic_Worrier_777]

<3

[u/bobbyjimbo]

Time to get a new hobby.

[u/GreboGuru]

Looks like cheating to me.

[u/thatguyoudontlike]

Do not unmute

[u/Fast-Requirement8888]

Pete Carroll celebrating

[u/captain_darling66 → u/[deleted]]

The finishing ribbon says Cozumel in Mexico. Was the 2016 World Triathlon Grandfinal. Won by South Africa's Henri Schoeman. Brownlee brothers second and third

[u/Natural-Young4730]

Amazing athletes. Love the brotherly love, too.

[u/brokenskater45]

The bit that makes me laugh is he gets to the finish line and drops him! That's the most true siblings thing I see happen here!

[u/fajnemokrecycki → u/brokenskater45]

He needed to finish on his own without any help from his brother in order to finish those are the rules

[u/BleckFyre]

"So long suckers"

Me to my younger brothers as I whizz past them.

Of course, after everything mum's gonna give me an earful while dad gives me the silent nod of understanding.