
The marathon is one of the most iconic events at the Olympics, taking place on the very last day just before the closing ceremony. But today’s competitions are nothing compared to the 1904 race that left multiple athletes within an inch of death.
The marathon is one of the most iconic events at the Olympics, taking place on the very last day just before the closing ceremony.

Yesterday, runners Abbey D’Agostino (USA) and Nikki Hamblin (New Zealand) left the world touched while competing in the women’s 5,000-meter event in Rio. During the race, somewhere around 3,200 meters, runners collided. As D’Agostino was getting up, she noticed Hamblin was hurt and needed help. "When I went down it was like, ‘what’s happening? And suddenly there’s this hand on my shoulder, like ‘get up, get up, we have to finish this!" Hamblin told.
Yesterday, runners Abbey D’Agostino (USA) and Nikki Hamblin (New Zealand) left the world touched while competing in the women’s 5,000-meter event in Rio.

Pictures from the first Games in Chamonix, France underline how wildly the world of sports has changed in nearly a century of ice-cold competition.
Pictures from the first Games in Chamonix, France underline how wildly the world of sports has changed in nearly a century of ice-cold competition.
