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The most important goal in a sporting event is, of course, winning. Some people win, some people have no choice but to lose. That’s why it’s not easy to be friends in a fierce competition. However, there are warm and beautiful friendships even in the cold world of competition. Fair competition and beautiful victory will only come true when we recognize each other’s skills in a game where we put our best effort into fair competition.

Bashim and Tambury win first Olympic gold medal in 109 years

The men’s high jump in athletics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics drew a lot of attention. South Korea’s leading star, Woo Sang-hyeok, challenged for the first medal in history and attracted a lot of attention. Basim and Tambury, who were favorites to win this event, crossed 2m 37 side by side in the first round. I tried 2m 39, but all failed until the 3rd time.

Afterwards, the match supervisor gathered the two players together and asked for a doctor. Will the so-called ‘end game’ cover the color of the medal? In response to this question, Basim first asked if it was okay to just win a joint gold medal. The supervisor replied that both players had to agree. Tambury nodded in agreement. The moment the joint gold medal was born, the two athletes embraced each other and shared joy. It was the first time in 109 years since Stockholm 1912 that a joint gold medal had been won in Olympic athletics. The two players were famous as rivals and best friends, but at this decisive moment, ‘bromance’ shone.

Black and white, beautiful competition beyond race

There is another game just as beautiful as this one. This is the story of the time in the 1930s when Hitler, the German president, was obsessed with Aryan supremacy and did not even treat black people as human beings. At this time, a genius appeared in American athletics. It was Jesse Owens, a black player. Competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Owens was so nervous that he twice stepped on the wrong track in the long jump heats and was on the verge of being disqualified.

If he made one more mistake, he would be immediately disqualified. At the moment when he was eliminated, a white player approached him. “Take the foot rolling board about 10cm behind you. Still, your skills are enough.” The player who gave the advice was Germany’s Lutz Long, who had already set the world record in the first period, Owens’ strongest rival. Owens relaxed, took a deep breath, leapt through the heats, and eventually jumped 8m 6cm in the final to claim the gold medal.Lutz Long, who had been highly anticipated by Hitler, was 19cm behind and took the silver medal. It was also Lutz Long who first took Owens’ hand after the gol메이저놀이터d medal was confirmed and raised it high to greet the crowd.Jessie Owens, who wrote the myth of winning four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and 400m relay and long jump at the Berlin Olympics, recalled the thrill at the time, saying, “Even if I melt all my gold medals, I won’t be able to paint Lutz Long’s friendship in gold.” The appearance of the two players seriously exchanging opinions was captured by a photographer’s camera and became a historic scene symbolizing the Berlin Olympics.

73 years later, at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Owens’ granddaughter and Lutz Long’s son appeared side by side at the long jump awards ceremony to impress them once again.

Track and field decathlon, an Asian challenge

Among men’s track and field events, there is a decathlon. 100m, high jump, long jump, pole vault, shot put, etc. 10 events are competed to determine the medal with the combined score. It was a really difficult event for Asians because you have to combine both speed and power.

However, in the 1950s, outstanding players in Asia appeared like comets. This is Taiwan’s Yang Chuan-Kwang, who won consecutive gold medals at the Asian Games in 1954 and 1958. The Taiwanese government, looking at the possibility of an Olympic medal, decided to send him to UCLA University, the home of athletics, to study. However, Yang Chuanguang, who could not speak a word of English, was afraid. I was hesitant because he seemed to be wasting a golden opportunity. Yang Chuanguang barely mustered up the courage to arrive in Los Angeles single-handedly. At that time, there was a player who patted him on the shoulder and said hello. It was Raper Johnson, a black American who was a world-class star at the time.

Two players met under prejudice and loneliness

Chuan Guang Yang and Rafer Johnson. These two athletes had met before at the Melbourne Olympics two years ago. The two began to eat together under the famous coach Ducky Drake, and based on their skills, the two players were considered candidates to compete for the gold medal at the Rome Olympics two years later. However, both players had their own pain. It was not easy for Yang Chuan-gwang to adapt to the unfamiliar and watery foreign land. I couldn’t eat American food properly, so I ate ‘beef steak’ for all three meals. The biggest challenge of all was the lack of communication.

Rafer Johnson suffered from a chronic knee injury and was suffering from extreme racism. Could he have been the same? The two players who became teammates soon became friends. On weekends, Johnson invited Yang Chu An-guang to his house, treated him to delicious meals, and taught him English with his hands and feet. Johnson even joked, “Your English level is my Chinese level,” overcoming the language barrier with friendship.

friendship beyond competition

It wasn’t just this. Yang Chuan-guang, who is 180 cm tall, is strong in running and jumping events, but weak in throwing events such as shot put and two-disc. Johnson, a giant with a height of 190 cm, was the exact opposite of Yang Chuan-guang. It’s never easy to teach your own skills to a teammate, but a competitor soon to win an Olympic gold medal. However, the two players exchanged know-how in their strong sport and supplemented each other’s shortcomings. After two years of training together at UCLA, the two athletes finally faced each other at the Rome Olympics in September 1960.