· sundays olympics mens 800-meter semifinal did not go as planned for usas isaiah jewett and botswanas nigel amos. · jewett and amos helped each other to their feet, put their arms around each other and finished together sunday in a semifinal heat at the tokyo olympics. · after disaster struck at the tokyo olympics in the men’s 800 meters, two runners that fell to the track consoled one another in a touching display of sportsmanship. · during his 800m semifinal heat on sunday, the u. Jewett was running in third place late in the qualifying heat when amos. · american isaiah jewett was about to clinch second place in the men’s 800 meters at the tokyo olympics when the unthinkable happened. Runner s hopes of making the final ended when he fell to the ground mid-race after botswanas nijel amos tripped over him. However, it was. · team usas treasured runner proved theres more to sport than just winning as he helped his rival to the finish line after a fall. Isaiah jewett and nijel amos helped each other to their feet, put their arms around each other and finished together in a semifinal heat at the tokyo olympics after tumbling over each other and sprawling out on the track. Per people, isaiah jewett stumbled while running in the 800m semifinal heat on sunday, august 1, after he tripped up over botswanas nijel amos. They were 54 seconds behind the. He became entangled with botswana’s nijel amos, and the two.