Athletics World Championships 2019 / Participants (Guinea-Bissau)
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The Guinea-Bissau Athletics Federation participated in the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha . One athlete was nominated by the Guinea-Bissau Federation.
Jonathan Busby from Aruba , who was contesting an official 5000 m race for the first time, suffered a faint attack half a lap before the finish line. Guinea-Bissau's starter Braima Suncar Dabó then broke off his run to help Busby to the finish. This display of special sportsmanship was recognized internationally in the press.
Results
Men
Running disciplines
| athlete | discipline | leader | Semifinals | final | |||
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| time | space | time | space | time | space | ||
| Braima Suncar Dabó | 5000 m | 18: 10.87 min PB | 36 | DNQ | |||
Web links
- List of all athletes with discipline (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Provisional entry lists published for IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. In: iaaf.org. September 19, 2019, accessed on September 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Runner drags exhausted competitor across the finish line. In: spiegel.de. Spiegel Online , September 27, 2019, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Guinea-Bissau's Braima Dabo helps exhausted Aruban 5,000m runner Jonathan Busby cross finish line. In: telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph , September 27, 2019, accessed September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Steve Keating: No medals but Dabo wins admiration for sportsmanship. In: reuters.com. Reuters , September 27, 2019, accessed on September 28, 2019 .