After all, who wouldn’t want to be named the best at their sport?
After tying in the initial finals, Moon and Kennedy had to go into playoff rounds.
Aware of how grueling the tie-breaking process was for both of them, Moon came up with an idea.
The incumbent champion approached Kennedy and offered to share the medal.
According to Moon, the pole vault is not an endurance event.
We have a short window of jumps.
Once the fatigue sets in, it not only becomes more difficult, but dangerous, she wrote onInstagram.
The relief on her faceand you could see it on my facewas mutual, Kennedy continued.
And yeah, absolutely incredible to share a medal with Katie Moon.
You know, weve been friends for so long so its super special.
Moon won the World Championship in 2022, where Kennedy got the bronze medal.
As such, the shared title is Moon’s second championship, and Kennedy’s first.
Now, not only do both athletes have a gold medal, but they’ve deepened their bond.
Moon playfullywroteon Instagram: Did we just become best friends?
However, for her, this was simply the right thing to do.
I’m at a point where I’ve just given it my all, said Moon.
We went out and we both did pretty much the same thing and it just felt right.
We both won today so it was the right call!
We both won today so it was the right call!
