Ivan Fernandez Anaya, Gentleman Runner from Spain, Allows Fellow Competitor to Win

Cheating in sports has dominated the news for the last several days since American cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed to years of doping.

His dishonesty casts a shadow over an entire sport, even its honest competitors but as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona, good guys can finish first.

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