While we applaud competitive spirit and the drive to win, we also applaud sisterhood.

During the women’s 5,000 metre race at the Rio 2016 Olympics, US runner Abbey D’Agostino accidentally clipped the ankle of rival Nikki Hamblin, of New Zealand, and sent them both tumbling.

D’Agostino got up, but saw that Hamblin was faltering with an injured foot, and so stopped to help her up. Later, when D’Agostino fell down again, it was Hamblin’s turn to help her. The pair then embraced at the finish line.

The women could have left each other behind and gone for gold, but instead chose to show a camaraderie that would instead earn them both awards for exemplary sportsmanship.

The most incredible acts of kindness by 7 remarkable women