Jamaican Olympian Tracks Down Volunteer Who Helped Him Win Gold

Jamaican Olympian Tracks Down Volunteer Who Helped Him Win Gold
Gold medallist, Hansle Parchment of Jamaica poses on the podium at the men's 110 meter hurdles Tokyo 2020 Olympics medal ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 5, 2021. Dylan Martinez/File Photo/Reuters
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Olympic champion Hansle Parchment has tracked down a volunteer who rescued his gold medal hopes by giving him money for a taxi after a transportation mix-up meant he was dropped off at the wrong venue for his 110 meters hurdles semi-final.

Jamaican sprinter Parchment, who initially went to an aquatic center instead of the Olympic Stadium for his race, has now gone viral after he found the volunteer, paid her back, and showed her the gold medal he won.