That's when Pha Aphay, 28, ran back toward Moris. The Laotian had just finished sixth, which was not high enough to advance to the next stage. And so, her time at the Olympics was over.

The spirit of the Olympics was on full display during the first day of the track and field events in Paris Friday. Laotian sprinter Silinia Pha Aphay and Lucia Moris of South Sudan were side by ...

Lucia Moris, the runner in Lane 1 from South Sudan, had fallen. Pha Aphay crossed in 12.45 seconds, her best time this season but only good enough for sixth place. Her Olympics were over before 11 ...

Silina Pha Aphay and Valentina Meredova comfort Lucia Moris who suffered an injury at Paris Olympics. / Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images The track and field portion of the Paris Olympics ...

Footage shows Moris, who was roughly 30-meter shy ... “We are athletes,” Pha Aphay, who made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games, told the paper. “We are 100 meters – the same.

Lucia Moris, of South Sudan, fell halfway through a preliminary heat for the women's 100-meter run at the Paris Olympics on Friday. That's when Pha Aphay, 28, ran back toward Moris. The Laotian ...