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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Abbey D'Agostino of the United States (L) talks with Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand after the Women's 5000m Round 1 - Heat 2 on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)[/caption]
She waited for a wheelchair to be brought out for the injured D'Agostino and then was waiting at the finish line for her to finally finish the race.
It was one of the moments of the whole games.
"Winning this award is overwhelming," said Hamblin.
"I am proud that what we did and truly believe that you can be both a competitor and kind and responsive at the same time.
"Everyone comes here to compete but there are a lot of people who don’t achieve that and the journey is really important too. That was one of those journeys and it has gone on to be one of the most important moments of my life."

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