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

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Braima Suncar Dabó 5000 m 18: 10.87 min PB 36 DNQ

Web links

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 .