Teammates join hands to share victory at the Canadian U20 XC Championship

This is sportsmanship at its best! His two competitors, teammates from Queen’s University, held hands as they shared victory across the finish line at the Canadian XC Championship.when Jude Wheeler-Dee When Roman Mironov Realizing that we were 1st and 2nd in the final 200m of the U20 8K race, we decided to share the win rather than compete with each other.

If you think you’ve seen it all: Queen’s University teammates and roommates Roman Mironov and Jude Wheeler Dee #ACXC22 Hand in hand crossing the finish line in the U20 Men’s 8K. 🇨🇦🏆

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The duo shared a finishing time of 25:13, According to the resultsMironov was awarded the highest honor.

Mironov and Wheeler-Dee are sophomores at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.They both helped the Gaels XC team win a bronze medal 2022 Usports Championship Early this month. The speedy bond between the two is not only XC teammates, but also Kingston roommates.

and Post-race interview, Mironov and Wheeler-Dee jokingly said they plan to do this for a few weeks. “We can even win together after training together all season and using the same toothpaste and body wash,” laughed Mironov.

Only Mironov, Wheeler-Dee, and perhaps their coach Mark Bomba I know which athlete won the 200m sprint.

At this moment, track and field fans share high jump gold at the 2020 Olympics Gianmarco Tambori Italy and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar.

In the U20 women’s 6K race, Erin Flinger The St. John, New Jersey rider led the race from start to finish, crossing the finish line 58 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

Vringer is a freshman in the track and cross country program at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Her victory will qualify her to join her Canadian U20 team at the World XC Championships in Bathurst, Australia in February 2023.