1968 Tanzanian athlete Al-Hawary fell and was injured during the marathon of Mexican Olympic Games. When he insisted on finishing the finish line, all the other runners had finished the race more than two hours ago. Al-Hawari stubbornly ran to the finish line with one leg bandaged and stained with blood. In the last distance, he even hopped. The audience was silent first, then all stood up and applauded him rhythmically. At the moment when he finally crossed the finish line, thunderous applause lasted for a long time. He was asked after the game why he didn't give up the game. "My motherland sent me from more than 20,000 kilometers away to listen to the starting gun, but they asked me to cross the finish line," Ahavari replied.

Nowadays, many people have forgotten the marathon champion of that Olympic Games, but Ahavali's name has become a classic in the history of the Olympic Games.

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A video about him

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