Article 5N74Z Hansle Parchment thanks woman who paid for taxi to race where he won Olympic gold

Hansle Parchment thanks woman who paid for taxi to race where he won Olympic gold

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Jamaican hurdler Hansle Parchment has tracked down and thanked a Tokyo 2020 volunteer who paid for his taxi to the Olympic Stadium, where he subsequently won a gold medal.

Parchment told the story in a video posted to social media last weekend, which ended with him meeting the volunteer, whom he called Tiana. He thanked her, showed her the gold medal, gave her a Jamaican Olympic shirt and paid her back the money she had lent.

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