publication date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)

category: Sports

clue: When you cross the finish line at the end of your career, do you want to look back and say that you helped carry the tradition of sportsmanship?

explanation: Dabó made headlines in September 2019 for stopping during a running championship to help carry an exhausted competitor during the last half-lap until they crossed the finish line together. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Matthew Preston

trivia: Several players guessed other similar athletes. After discussion with Russ Wilhelm, Scott concluded that the source image is probably not Dabó, but some other unidentified Guinean athlete.


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