They were strangers at the starting line. Less than 20 minutes later, they were eternally linked.

Returning a favor from earlier in the race, Nikki Hamblin helps Abbey D"Agostino off the track in the women’s 5,000 meters. (Ian Walton/Getty Images) August 16 at 5:33 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO — They were strangers at the starting line, a 24-year-old Dartmouth graduate who barely qualified for ...
They were strangers at the starting line. Less than 20 minutes later, they were eternally linked.