An Olympic champion from Jamaica has thanked a woman who gave him a taxi fare after he was in danger of missing the race in the semi-finals of the 110-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics.
The runner Hansley Barchman, the gold medal winner in the 110-meter hurdles, explained in a video clip via his computer on the “Instagram” site, how he was left trapped with little hope of reaching the court on time, noting that he reached the wrong place in the semi-finals, and ended up It’s in what appeared to be a paddling place.
“I saw this volunteer and I had to beg, because of course she’s not allowed to do much and she actually gave me some money to take a taxi and so I was able to get to the warm-up track in the stadium, with enough time to warm up and compete – which is great,” he said.
Parchmanen filmed himself returning to find the woman at the weekend to show her a medal he might not have won had she not helped him then.
He surprised the volunteer, Trijana, and told her that he was here to “reward you – and show you something”.
The 31-year-old pulls out his gold medal and hands it to her: “You played a key role in getting me to the final that day.”
She replies, “Really, did you get this?!”.
He also gave her a Jamaican shirt and some money for a taxi fare.
It also appears that Ms Trijana’s generous deed has paid off in an impressive fashion, with Jamaican news site The Gleaner reporting that the country’s tourism minister has now offered her a free trip to the island.