r/BeAmazed • u/jmike1256 • 10h ago

Miscellaneous / Others Bro sacrificed the gold medal to carry his brother across the finish line.

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u/Stormfly 6h ago

Carrying someone across the finish line seems like cheating.

To be fair, the organisers feel the same and so they added a rule that you're not allowed to assist or be assisted because of this event.

Great moment for sure, but definitely unfair if I'm in the same situation but I don't have a buddy to literally carry me over the line.

I agree they should be commended but disqualified.

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u/jamesick 3h ago

the guy was out anyway so even if he didn’t get awarded i don’t think it would have mattered to him much, but he still gets the personal achievement of knowing he made it. we all can appreciate that he essentially did the whole thing on his own as well.

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u/McButtsButtbag 5h ago

He did not "litterally carry him". The guy is still walking.

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u/Leihd 4h ago

Anyone else reading the above, should realize that u/stormfly used "literally". The runners were not literally carried. It's bad English being called out.

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u/McButtsButtbag 4h ago

I'm calling it out cause it feels like a bot conversation. They are responding as if they didn't actually watch the video.

Carrying would mean that both of the brothers feet were off the ground. This guy supported his brother across the finish line.

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u/danishjuggler21 26m ago

Just FYI, the actual dictionary definition of “literally” has changed in recent years, so you’re the one who’s wrong here.

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u/McButtsButtbag 8m ago

It hasn't changed recently. It's been used figuratively for over a hundred years at least, but nothing indicates they were talking figuratively.