Sporting superstars all over the world have praised this extraordinary display of class following late drama in this Spanish triathlon.
Incredible footage of Mentriga’s sacrifice emerged over the weekend and quickly went viral across the sporting world.
However, Mentriga noticed Teagle’s fatal mistake as he overtook him on the final run to the line and held himself up just a few metres short of the line to allow Teagle to catch up and cross the line first. The fraction of a second was the difference between a spot on the podium and missing out all together with Teagle officially handed a third-place finish for the event.
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