Happy Week 3.  It is an exciting time at the moment with the Olympics taking place in Tokyo.  I love watching our Aussie athletes do so well. We look forward to our Green and Gold day tomorrow to show our support to these dedicated and amazing athletes.

I have been inspired this week by an athlete by the name of Ivan Fernandez Anaya competing in Navarra Spain (back in 2012). He was about to finish a cross country race when he saw Abel Mutai, a Kenyan athlete who’d been in the lead, begin to slow down as he approached the finish line.  Abel did not speak Spanish so he got confused by the signs and thought he had already won.  Ivan saw what was happening and could have easily dashed past his opponent to win the race himself.  Instead, he slowed his own pace and pointed Abel towards the real finish line so he could win.  This athlete didn’t hesitate to do the right thing, proving that being a good sport is still one of the most important aspects of sports.  When asked by a journalist why he didn’t take the opportunity to win the race, his answer was amazing.

“My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life.” He was reminded that he was only seconds away from winning the race.  Ivan’s reply was “But what would be the merit of my victory?  What would be the honor of that medal?  What would my mum think of that?

What a beautiful story of true sportsmanship, I love this story and that he was thinking about his mum!!!

Have a great week