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| Jacqueline Kiplimo assisting disabled competitor to drink water. |
During the Zheng-Kai Marathon in 2010, Jacqueline Nyetipei
Kiplimo did something that surprised the globe when she observed a disabled competitor who was a double amputee struggling to drink water.
She raced behind him from the 6.2-mile (10-kilometer) mark
all the way up to the 23-mile (38-kilometer) mark, assisting him in drinking
water at each of the watering stations along the way rather than viewing this
as an opportunity to go ahead of the athlete who was having difficulty.
The assistance that she so kindly offered to
another participant slowed down her run time, which led her to fall from first
place to second in the race. As a result, she did not win the competition and
did not get the financial prize of $10,000 that was at stake.
On that particular day, Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo
demonstrated to the whole world that, in her eyes, being compassionate toward
one another and lending a helping hand was more essential than triumphing in a
competition for which she had spent her entire life training.
This is what a genuine leader looks like; one that helps those in need and never abandons those who are less fortunate.
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Source:
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