It was one of the most memorable moments of the Tokyo Games and Cedric Dubler’s act of sportsmanship on the athletics track has now been officially recognised with an Australian Olympic Committee award.
Dubler sacrificed his own race in the closing stages of the 1,500m, the final event of the decathlon, to scream encouragement at Australian teammate Ash Moloney, who needed to cross the finish line close enough to a rival to secure a historic medal.
