Ivan Fernandez Anaya is a long- distance runner from Spain who competes in cross-country and marathon races. Ivan showed his1on a race track in Navarra, Spain, and he lost the race 2showing the world what true sportsmanship looks like!
Ivan was just about to finish a cross-country race when he3Abel Mutai, a Kenyan athlete who'd been in the lead, began to slow down as he4the finish line. Abel did not understand Spanish so he got 5by the signs and thought he had already6. Ivan saw what was happening in an instant and could have7dashed past his opponent (对手) to win the race himself.8, he slowed his own pace and pointed Abel towards the9finish line so he could win.
“He was the rightful 10,”Ivan said later. “He created a gap (鸿沟) that I couldn't have closed if he hadn't made a 11 As soon as I saw he was stopping, I knew I wasn't going to12him.
Everyone who witnessed the whole13was rightfully impressed with Ivan's actions! He didn't 14to do that, only15that being an athlete with right16is one of the most important aspects of sports. Later, a journalist asked Ivan why he didn't17the opportunity to win the race and he18his reason for doing that, "…But if I did that, what would be the19of my victory? What would be the honor of that 20? What would my mom think of that?"
