{"id":112433,"date":"2021-08-06T00:36:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T00:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=112433"},"modified":"2021-08-06T01:57:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T01:57:06","slug":"heros-selfless-act-to-push-aussie-mate-to-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=112433","title":{"rendered":"Hero's selfless act to push Aussie mate to bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was a heartwarming moment that led to Australia's Ash Moloney finishing third in the men's decathlon<\/a> with a fellow countryman sacrificing his own ambition to help Moloney claim bronze with a score of 8,649 points in the final.<\/p>\n

In footage revealed of the last event, the 1500m, with the pair making a dash for the finish, Aussie Olympic teammate Cedric Dubler was seen yelling encouragement at him.<\/p>\n

"He had me worried for a little bit then I just started screaming at him and we got him there," Dubler said after the race.<\/p>\n

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\"Cedric<\/p>\n

Moloney said Dubler was encouraging him like a "nutter".<\/p>\n

"He was screaming. I can't repeat what he said. I could hear his voice bouncing in my cranium like a bat out of hell," Moloney said.<\/p>\n

"I started hitting a wall at 800m and I was a bit concerned but I was like, 'Just stick to Cedric. Don't let him get to far away'. He screamed \u2026 like a nutter."<\/p>\n

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Moloney let out an emphatic "F–k yeah" when confirmation of the final scores came through.<\/p>\n

"I honestly do not know how to feel, I crossed the line and saw a PB and thought, 'Oh, s-t we're on'. Then I started crying and it all happened," Moloney said after winning bronze.<\/p>\n

"I was just putting one foot in front of the other, I started hitting a wall at 800m and I was a bit concerned."<\/p>\n

Canada's Damien Warner took home gold after dominating the entire decathlon from start to finish, while Frenchman Kevin Mayer (8,726 points) won silver.<\/p>\n

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