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Diego Mentriga shows epic sportsmanship to James Teagle in Santander Triathlon 2020
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https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/diego-mentriga-shows-epic-sportsmanship-to-james-teagle-in-santander-triathlon-2020/news-story/7cb35edcf50318915bb0162b96ad7dfa
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Diego Mentriga shows epic sportsmanship to James Teagle in Santander Triathlon 2020
Sporting superstars all over the world have praised this extraordinary display of class following late drama in this Spanish triathlon.
Tyson Otto
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 3:07PM
Diego Mentriga has shown class personified as he surrendered his spot on the podium of the Santander Triathlon last week to gift his spot to a rival who took a wrong turn with the finish line in sight.
Incredible footage of Mentriga’s sacrifice emerged over the weekend and quickly went viral across the sporting world.
Britain’s James Teagle’s heart must have flatlined less than 100m from the end of the race as he took a wrong turn towards spectators inside a fenced off area.
However, Mentriga noticed Teagle’s fatal mistake as he overtook him on the final run to the line and held himself up just a few metres short of the line to allow Teagle to catch up and cross the line first.