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在田徑場上，選手們為了榮耀，不顧一切往前衝，而上週末在俄亥俄州舉行的田徑賽，卻發生令人動容的場面，女子好手梅根(Meghan Vogel)在1600公尺的比賽，看見對手艾登(Arden McMath)受傷，竟然停下腳步，選擇扶著他，一起跑完全程，衝過終點的那一剎那，現場響起如雷掌聲。

梅根是該比賽1600公尺冠軍，接下來她向上挑戰3200公尺賽事，不過成績不理想，是所有參賽者中跑在最後面的，在終點約50公尺前，在他前面的艾登卻因受傷而倒下。一般跑者看見此情形都會拔腿狂奔，避免自己以最後一名收尾，然而，梅根卻沒有這麼做，選擇當個「正義妹」。

看見艾登跌跤時，梅根選擇到她身邊，將她扶起來，慢慢地跑到終點，儘管艾登痛到幾乎不能動，但她意志堅定，在梅根的幫助之下，用盡身上所有力氣，「跑」到終點；當通過終點線的那一刻，梅根還刻意讓她的身體先過，自己再過，這義舉全場無不佩服，給予鼓掌與歡呼。

按照規定，若跑者幫助另一名跑者，將自動被取消資格，但主辦單位並未這麼做，將他們的成績保留，高中二年級的艾登以12分29秒90作收，三年級的梅根則是12分30秒24。

賽後，梅根對於自己的義舉仍謙虛以對，「幫助他通過終點，比贏得州冠軍還要滿足多了。」而教練杭特(Paul Hunter)也對梅根的行動感到開心，「真是個無私的行為啊！她本來應該能夠超越的，但選擇幫助對方。我從來沒在州賽看過這種情形。那才是真正的運動家精神。」




患難情誼　高中女生攙扶對手一同跑向終點

自由時報 2012-6-7

〔本報訊〕比賽本是爭奪輸贏，但美國有一位17歲高中女生梅根．沃格爾（Meghan Vogel）在俄亥俄州運動場上跑了最後一名，卻讓數百萬名網友感動萬分，因為她本來不會墊底，是因為她主動攙扶另一位16歲的選手雅頓．麥克馬斯（Arden McMath），兩人一同跑向終點，有人將影片上傳YouTube，短短3天，點閱率已經突破200萬。

其實那天稍早，梅根已經贏得1600公尺賽跑的冠軍，在體能不堪負荷情況下，她已經決定放棄3200公尺比賽，不過就在她看見前面的雅頓虛弱的快倒地時，立刻跑上前去攙扶，而不是超越她。

這樁美事隨著影片和照片快速流傳轟動美國，不少人為梅根的舉動留下眼淚，美聯社隨後跟進報導，讓全世界都認識這兩位原本素不相識的高中女生。

依照比賽規則，兩位女生應該要被取消資格，但是大會仍然將雅頓和梅根名列14、15名，連本來無法完成比賽的雅頓都說：「真不敢相信她居然會來扶我，而且把我推在她前面。」

梅根和雅頓住在俄亥俄州的不同城鎮；她們說，將會保持聯繫，維繫這段難得的運動場情誼。




Who Is Meghan Vogel? Meet The Ohio Track Star Who Carried Arden McMath Across The Finish Line [VIDEO]

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June 5, 2012 4:09 PM EDT

Meghan Vogel is the Ohio track star who won a 1,600-meter race and then carried a competitor across the finish line in another run.

The Ohio teen had already placed first in the 1,600 and was participating in the 3,200-meter race when competitor Arden McMath fell just meters from the finish line, according to the Springfield News-Sun.

Vogel noticed McMath falling and quickly helped her across the finish line, even placing the fallen runner across the finish before she crossed herself.

McMath and Vogel finished 14th and 15th respectively and were both given a standing ovation at the end of the race.

While the event is making national headlines, Vogel says she just acted out of instinct.

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"If you work to get to the state meet, you deserve to finish no matter who you are. I was going to make that happen for her no matter what," Vogel told WDTN News.

McMath, speaking with the Dayton Daily News, expressed great gratitude towards Vogel, along with disbelief.

"I just couldn't believe she'd done that for me," McMath told the paper. "We're all in it together as distance runners. Everyone is trying to do their best. It's a lot harder on your body than a lot of the other races."

ESPN is reporting that despite Vogel's heroic rescue, she was so exhausted from her previous event that she didn't have enough energy to completely commit to the second race.

"I think fate may have put me (in last place) for a reason," Vogel told the station.

Meghan Vogel Carries Arden McMath Across Finish Line To Complete 3200 Meter Race

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irs9XP2bplE&feature=player_embedded