Olympics-Jamaican Parchment tracks down volunteer who helped him win gold

Olympics-Jamaican Parchment tracks down volunteer who helped him win gold

The Star Online - Sport·2021-08-13 08:01

(Reuters) - Olympic champion Hansle Parchment has tracked down a volunteer who rescued his gold medal hopes by giving him money for a taxi after a transportation mix-up meant he was dropped off at the wrong venue for his 110 metres hurdles semi-final.

Jamaican sprinter Parchment, who initially went to an aquatic centre instead of the Olympic Stadium for his race, has now gone viral after he found the volunteer, paid her back and showed her the gold medal he won.

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