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Who won the race as described in the end.
Solution
All the nine contestants walked hand-in-hand to the finish line.There were nine winners, instead of one, and each was given a gold medal. All the contestants displayed empathy turning the Special Olympics into a really ‘special’ one.The eight contestants had all helped the fallen ninth contestant and not cared about their medals They had stood by their team mate and shown consideration.The authorities honoured their display of empathy, helpful nature and human values by considering them all winners and awarding medals to all of them.
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