The Olympic Legend Who Finished in Last Place | Strangest Moments

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Running a marathon is hard enough, but doing it while struggling with numerous injuries made John Akhwari an Olympic Games legend in 1968. He said, "My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race."
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[@dougerrohmer]

Just for the record, most marathon runners would love to finish in 3H25...

[@erinp.420]

Douger Rohmer I was gonna say! It took me 4 and a half hours to run a marathon and I didn’t have to stop for 1st aid! It is amazing how fast those elite runners are. His injured run is still faster than my slow jog lol

[@maxshiraz3447]

3.25 is a respectable time for most runners without injury

[@CWojcieszak]

"Finish ish otherwise never starshish" Someone put that on a shirt please.

[@lazarantic_]

Hahahahahaa good idea, that would be sick

[@sachinrajpal76]

Лазар Антић ikr

[@tundetheepic8631]

Лазар Антић lol

[@RAMARUMOT]

🤣🤣🤣😂

[@abbyyzsq]

Why is this so funny

[@onxiaftw]

Finish ish start ish

[@celestielsigh]

Lmfaooooo I came to comment this

[@pejaaa_lxxvi]

Whats her nationality?

[@joeyh8351]

She can’t say it lol

[@kind_and_sincere_male1201]

@@pejaaa_lxxvi Maybe, FINNISH?

[@kind_and_sincere_male1201]

@@pejaaa_lxxvi or TURKISH? “If you start doing something, finish ish (FINNISH?). Otherwise, never start ish (sTURKISH?)”

[@vince065us]

He wasn't a loser.He never quit.

[@doctorjoy2688]

Never give up...never quit...for me this is Olympic spirit. But nowadays athletes like Simone Biles are celebrated for quitting

[@Earth2LalaLand]

I'm in tears, this is beautiful story about the human spirit ☺️

[@ChanTaiMan526]

I burst into tears while watching this. The true demonstration of determination, so inspirational!

[@momikitjds4763]

It is one of the strongest moments in the Olympics... definitely not strange!

[@chay3960]

True!! wish they change it as strongest instead of strangest

[@deepus8192]

He's an absolute ambassador of 'Sportsmenship'.✌️

[@Jpon96Joni]

Lesson: always finishish what you startish

[@bulouvusonawalowalo1711]

Great respect for this great runner, taking endurance and perseverance to another level. Enjoying this now 2021.

[@anothergirlinthecrowd5086]

Unrelated but the title immediately reminds me of Steven Bradbury's 'accidental' gold medal

[@durgeshpandey3992]

seriously

[@SentinalSlice]

She can’t say it. Or was ish just me.

[@AminaKiniti]

My dad always told me this story. It's nice to see him given the credit he deserves

[@patrickalfred2337]

As grown as i am i couldn't control my tears😭 while watching this. This is truly inspirational...

[@rishabhgoyal1044]

Why are all strange moments related to Mexico 1968? It's a huge coincidence to say the least.

[@elpred0]

She said it, Mexico city is one of the highest in altitude. More altitude = less oxygen. I think it is like -25% less than in sea level for Mexico city.

[@jasminetownson4668]

What a trooper. Props to this man.

[@mohitsharma1406]

I think the narrator might had struggled to get movie tickets to the movie 'IT'!!!

[@willconwayruns1149]

The captions don’t match the audio

[@justkiddingitsmehillary8836]

Will Conway i think it’s just yu

[@joeyserfozo6366]

Still faster then I could run a marathon

[@kvernon1]

Why did this video end with the line it was "one of the strangest" moments of the Olympics? What's strange about courage, determination, and proudly representing your country?

[@COberstIsGod]

yeah found the use of words really weird. courage, determination and pushing your body to the limits even though you're absolutely toasted and clearly in pain is the pinnacle of what the Olympics are about.

[@troys1426]

Akhwari:*breaks legs* Also Akhwari: I will finish the race by bandaging it!!

[@noname-vq6gd]

WHY IS IT PRONOUNCED AS ISH?

[@doublel3200]

Great subtitles

[@evelyndurias]

So inspiring story 😍😍😍 finished the race.

[@s33antosh]

Wow! Never thought somebody coming last would make you tearful

[@catherinenguyen8289]

I wish I was born then to cheer him on!!!!

[@kunalsharma737]

what determination♥️♥️ wat commitment♥️♥️ Stephen akhwari 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sumitsinghxyz]

Truly Inspirational

[@chenalindelossantos7617]

such high respect 👏

[@risingstar9090]

When someone go beyond win and lose...This kind of stories emerges.

[@Mcthindi]

Literally athletes/sports is just crazy, you have to challenge yourself where you know you can make it but you still try... I love the spirit !

[@abhisheknegi57]

Respect!!!

[@joshwhelan3586]

I’m surprised they can have this determination

[@Rncko]

The irony is that ---> He came in last but did not finished last. His final ranking was 57th place out of 75 total participants for that race. He is the last among of 57 participants who completed the race AND.... certainly not last in final ranking when....there's 18 more behind him that went into gutter. (bowling)

[@MrPuurna]

Please make a Video about Sri Lankan Runner Ranatunge Karunananda who Didn't gave up ending the race in 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo even the race was finish long ago.

[@finishsniber6801]

The subtitles don't match the audio. Like if they should be fixed.

[@eaglestrikeman194]

4:15 finishish otherwise never startishish 😂 hope the commentator didnt get a stroke mid commentating

[@jeffer8762]

3H25 in this condition???? i cant even do it in 4 H

[@subruhh]

Why re upload??

[@riyank5238]

He was determined to do that! And he did that!

[@josephliao9733]

Respect

[@sampreethdesai9861]

Legend

[@alexredeemed]

Nice story

[@TheGammingPie]

This story is very comparable to what happened to Petra Majdič. If you have never heard of her story look it up its incredible

[@minibuffon1]

Don't know whether the tears are flowing because of the story or the narratorish

[@Explorenz4]

Don't quit ..finish the race!

[@Chinkabhai610]

Kazi iendelee

[@blackwatch_TV]

Lovely narration, she is charming

[@lazarantic_]

Parents didnt tell him that, and thats for sure 😂

[@Kserkszzzz]

Русские субтитры не соответствуют видео....про фигурное катание рассказывается

[@luzs.1845]

The subtitles they are wrong!

[@errislance129]

This was reuploaded

[@harryliu8281]

永不言弃，坚韧不拔。一个运动员是否优秀的体现。

[@jens-christianjensen7409]

I couldn’t even do 3:25 when I was 19!

[@guywhoistooparanoidtousere3758]

2:00 Wait, how does high altitude contribute to high jumps and sprints?

[@Prisha-so6rm]

It was probably just a description of Mexico City. Plus the high altitude wasnt as gruelling to the higher jumpers and sprinters as it was to the marathon runners.

[@CJ87317]

Not sure how it effects sprints, but it definitely does with jumps.

[@iimoonlights3155]

3 hours something, im like bruh, I do 2km in 3 hours xD

[@ibrahimmsulwa7984]

Really,😁😁😁

[@tundetheepic8631]

Just like manteo Mitchell, he broke his leg 100m away from the finish, but he tried

[@abimaelsantiago9489]

Pierre Coubertin Medal =)

[@Mcthindi]

Marathon!

[@talizizou]

4:11 his parents told him what???

[@jean-lucdupuis7052]

tali koyu If you start something finish ish

[@HHaatii]

A moment of strength, not at all strange.

[@catherinenguyen8289]

YESS

[@mitchspringfield4759]

Not really sure how seeing a world class runner refusing to drop out of their race qualifies as "one of the strangest" sights, but okay...

[@phil-zz5hk]

eddie the eagle finished last , and he was a huge hero .

[@adasp23]

Finish ishhhh Startishhhh

[@agneshwang2118]

TheBest!

[@dorientjewoller113]

Now, we no longer are witnesses of such exploits because: "CUT, COMMERCIAL BREAK"

[@yarisbethsanchez338]

Woods

[@tibor29]

Did he Finnish fish or starfish? Does anyone know?

[@rkeogh3467]

He wasn't a loser.hes probably a greater winner than anyone else in that race

[@damarfadlan9251]

This is ridiculous.

[@kojimuraishi765]

I thought the most famous loser was eddie the eagle

[@deniseeulert5220]

Eddie was famous, but he was just doing it for laughs. The gallantry, honor, and valor of John Stephen Akwhari far surpasses Eddie.

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

How do you avoid getting a woman pregnant? Pull Oush.

[@Kashados]

But my mum said...whenever you start something, FINISH ISH!!

[@avijitmishra1936]

@@Kashados your mum did not know where you would apply her teaching

[@rotua98]

@@avijitmishra1936 but she right tho... if he (our dad) not finish ish, we are not here

[@oic3237]

@@rotua98 this ish true

[@pippoplutopaperino]

Just curious Where does this accent comes from?

[@marychristie4815]

Roberto it's either Irish or Welsh

[@archstanton6102]

Ireland

[@muhamadtaufikhidayat8439]

welsh i guess

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Annie Atleet

[@raffaojeda]

great olympic moment, just in Mexico.

[@yamilamachado7288]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@thedoodler882]

I respect the fortitude but he should have stopped, could have caused himself further serious injury.

[@aravind3398]

As a world class athlete , he was well aware of that. But had he stopped Midway we wouldve never heard about him, heck even if he won the race it wouldn't matter as much because what he did was truly inspirational .

[@80Deb]

This is late but stop making fun of her accent

[@Anurag_2024]

Getting medical aid results in disqualification right? You only said it. You, the olympics.

[@springyoung]

U mean STRONGEST

[@prez902]

startish

[@mohamedhendawi8140]

Waw

[@AhmadKhairun]

I'm sorry but I can't catch what the narrator saying.. :(

[@Adrian.aks1]

WHY CANT SHE SAY IT

[@oic3237]

Irish accent bro

[@scamspam1085]

mmmm yeeeeeeeeee

[@glebpleb4400]

Give moi a prize

[@ivy2182]

Noice

[@glebpleb4400]

First comment

[@harshitbishnoi6337]

The Finnish ish finishing the race

[@nitinkataria5564]

She pronounced the 'ate' and 'it' as 'ashe' and 'ish'. What MTI is that ?

[@kvernon1]

Someone should show this video to Simone Biles. He represented his team better by finishing last than she did finishing in second place.

[@tolgasozen6318]

Nice story bad narrator.

[@leonagonzalez8011]

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[@barbaraharrison5572]

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[@francgelper7510]

It not issssshhhh

[@sudevsen]

She can't say "it" properly

[@luisenriquez53]

The hospitable bath critically complain because cloud certainly walk pro a womanly passive. uncovered, yummy underclothes

[@gauravtomar4490]

People thinking she can't speak it, just listen she has said it a lot of places. She was trying to mock the accent of his country. Such a pity.