On Sunday, Moroccan distance runner Mohamed Massat made headlines with an unimaginable show of sportsmanship on the 2023 Quixote Half Marathon in Ciudad Actual, Spain. Initially, it appeared that Massat had gained the half-marathon with a time of 67:08. Nonetheless, he humbly insisted that the true champion needs to be Kenya’s Peter Kariuki, who completed in second place.

Kariuki, the defending champion from final yr’s marathon, encountered an unlucky mishap through the race. An incorrect flip by race officers led him within the fallacious course with 5 kilometres to go, inflicting him to run an additional kilometre. Consequently, he completed the race in second place, 48 seconds behind Massat, with a time of 1:07:56.

Massat instantly approached race officers and knowledgeable them concerning the time Kariuki had misplaced because of the unintentional detour. He additionally took to the finish-line microphone to announce to the group that Kariuki was the true winner, sharing the state of affairs with the spectators.

that Massat believed it was the precise factor to do, as he wouldn’t have felt good about profitable beneath such unintentional circumstances. He additionally declined the five hundred euros first-place prize cash, generously surrendering it to Kariuki.

Massat nonetheless walked away with 300 euros for second place, and we’re assured that his selfless act and sportsmanship might be lengthy remembered. Social media was flooded with congratulatory messages for his outstanding gesture and race officers additionally praised his truthful play.