Olympic spirit still shining bright for Rio´s 5,000m stars
(World News Brazil)

One of the defining moments of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games did not involve medals or records or even an extraordinary performance. Instead it was about simple care, friendship and courage. Twelve months on from a women`s 5,000m heat that captured the world`s attention, athletes Nikki Hamblin (New Zealand) and Abbey D`Agostino (USA) talk about an act that has bound them together forever. `It still seems like such a small thing to do, and it feels like anyone would have done the same,` said Hamblin of the moments, replayed on the internet millions of times, which followed her and D`Agostino`s tumble to the track. In case you missed it, the pair were around 4,000m into their heat one year ago...