Hansle Parchment with the Tokyo Olympics volunteer who helped him attain the venue on time.© Instagram
Tokyo Olympicsgold medallist Hansle Parchment received the boys’s 110m hurdle race with a season finest timing of 13.04 seconds on August 5. However all which may not have been doable, if it wasn’t for a volunteer who got here to his help. The Jamaican athlete posted a video on Instagram, describing how he practically missed the occasion after boarding the improper bus and ended up at one of many aquatics stadiums. Nevertheless, future had one thing else in retailer for Parchment as a Tokyo Video games volunteer gave him cash for a taxi and pointed him in the correct course. Not solely did the Jamaican sprinter compete, he managed to win the gold medal.
“The Japanese persons are the sweetest ever. Thanks my buddy @d_treefairy,” Parchment captioned the video.
Within the video, the 31-year-old mentioned he wasn’t conversant in the environment and solely realised that he had boarded the improper bus when it took a improper flip.
“I unintentionally went on the improper bus to the improper venue. I had music in my ears, and I wasn’t listening to something the individuals on the bus have been saying. I noticed the signal at bus saying athletics observe. So, I simply went on and did not give it some thought. I used to be in my cellphone, listening to music. By the point I regarded up, I realised no.. this bus goes the improper approach. I wasn’t conversant in any of those environment,” Parchment mentioned.
The Jamaican sprinter was requested to return to the Olympic village and take one other bus to the stadium. If he had completed that, Parchment mentioned he would have missed his occasion.
“I noticed this volunteer and I needed to beg, due to course she just isn’t allowed to do a lot. She really gave me some cash to take one of many taxis.”
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“That is how I used to be in a position to get to the warm-up observe on the stadium, with sufficient time to heat up and compete, that is simply superior,” he added.
Hansle Parchment discovered the volunteer who helped him win the Olympic gold. The sprinter not solely let her maintain his medal however gifted her a t-shirt whereas additionally returning the cash she had given to him for the taxi.
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