# Inspiring Olympic Moments **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** olympic-sports-track\ **Created:** [August 2, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-olympic-moments/947861 "2021-08-02T11:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-olympic-moments/947861/1 "2021-08-02T11:34:36Z")
We’ve had a thread on pittings. This one is for inspiring moments. Mine is the Dutch 1500m sprinter Hassan. Knocked over on the last lap, she ran from twelfth place to finish first and win the heat. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-olympic-moments/947861/2 "2021-08-02T12:01:51Z")
I happened to see the female weightlifter from the Philippines win that country’s first gold medal ever, in any event. She was understandably excited, and it was cool to see: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wDAFZFL1fGg/maxresdefault.jpg "Hidilyn Diaz wins the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medal | Tokyo Olympics | NBC Sports") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDAFZFL1fGg) ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-olympic-moments/947861/3 "2021-08-02T13:02:39Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > I happened to see the female weightlifter from the Philippines win that country’s first gold medal ever, in any event. She was understandably excited, and it was cool to see: Sorry, NBC won’t let you watch an embedded video. **[Click here to watch it on YouTube](https://youtu.be/wDAFZFL1fGg?t=254)**, with the video cued to th correct time to see her lift. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-olympic-moments/947861/4 "2021-08-02T14:55:26Z")
Sweden vs. Bahrain, 2021 men’s handball group play. Sweden led by 1 after regulation, but Bahrain earned a 7-meter shot at the end. Sweden’s team captain substituted himself in as the goalkeeper, and blocked Bahrain’s last-second attempt to force the tie. That’s what I call putting the team on your back. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-olympic-moments/947861/5 "2021-08-02T15:08:39Z")
Moving this to the game room, as it’s about sports. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiring-olympic-moments/947861/6 "2021-08-02T19:35:16Z")
The shared Gold Medal for the high-jump… > **[Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim share Olympic gold in emotional high...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/02/sport/tamberi-barshim-share-gold-intl-hnk-olympics-spt/index.html)** > > They both cleared the highest bar, but when it came to deciding a winner, two Olympic high jumpers opted not to take it to a tie-breaker.