Athletics World Championships 2019 / Participants (Aruba)

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The Aruba Athletics Federation participated in the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha . An athlete was nominated by the Aruban Federation.

Jonathan Busby , who contested an official 5000 m race for the first time, suffered a faint attack half a lap before the finish line. His competitor Braima Suncar Dabó from Guinea-Bissau 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

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Jonathan Busby 5000 m DSQ V -
V Rule 144.3 (f): Received help from another athlete.

Individual evidence

  1. Provisional entry lists published for IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. In: iaaf.org. September 19, 2019, accessed on September 19, 2019 .
  2. Runner drags exhausted competitor across the finish line. In: spiegel.de. Spiegel Online , September 27, 2019, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
  3. 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 .
  4. Steve Keating: No medals but Dabo wins admiration for sportsmanship. In: reuters.com. Reuters , September 27, 2019, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
  5. 5000 Meters Men - Round 1. (PDF) In: media.aws.iaaf.org. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .