Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Nke a bụ oge mmeri onye na-eme egwuregwu kọleji gbanwere ntụ n'aka ya mgbe ọ kwụsịrị iji mee ememe mmeri ya ma bụrụ onye a gafere. Tanguy Pepiot, onye na-agba ọsọ steeplechase maka Mahadum Oregon, nwere ụzọ doro anya na onye iro ya Meron Simon, onye na-asọ mpi maka Mahadum Washington. Mana n'otu asọmpi na Saturday na Eugene, Oregon, igwe mmadụ karịrị puku mmadụ atọ hụrụ ka ebe dị anya na-agbaze mgbe Pepiot weliri aka ya n'ọṅụ, mgbe ihe na-erughị mita 100 fọdụrụ. Ọ na-ebute ụzọ: Tanguy Pepiot, onye na-agba ọsọ maka Mahadum Oregon, bụ onye a na-ese foto n'aka ekpe na-eme emume mmeri ya - na ozugbo ọ tụfuru ya niile na Mahadum Washington Meron Simon. Nnukwu mmeri: Pepiot, aka nri, ka e sere site n'elu okporo ụzọ na-eweli aka ya iji kpalie igwe mmadụ ahụ - ka Simon na-ebe ákwá n'azụ ya. Omume ahụ yiri ka ọ na-ebelata ụfọdụ n'ime ike ya, na-emeghe ụzọ maka Simon iji mee ọsọ ọsọ gaa n'ebe njedebe, ma merie ya site na otu ụzọ n'ụzọ iri nke abụọ. Ndị na-ege ntị nọ n'ụlọ ahụ tiri mkpu ka Simon ji ike na-aga n'ihu - o yiri ka ọ na-anwa ịdọ Pepiot, bụ́ onye a mụrụ na France, aka ná ntị. Ma ịdọ aka ná ntị ahụ bịara n'azụ oge, Simon wee gafere, na-ahapụ Pepiot, bụ́ onye nọ n'afọ ikpeazụ ya, ka ọ daa, e meriri ya. Oge Simon, 8:57.86, karịrị ihe ndekọ onwe ya ihe dịka sekọnd 15. Mgbe ọ na-agwa akwụkwọ akụkọ bụ́ Eugene Register-Guard okwu mgbe asọmpi ahụ gasịrị, Simon, bụ́ onye meriri n'oge na-adịbeghị anya, kwuru, sị: 'Echere m na o meriela m. Oge nke eziokwu: A na-egosi Simon ebe a ka ọ na-aga n'ihu Pepiot, onye o ji otu ụzọ n'ụzọ iri nke abụọ merie. Mkpezi: Mgbe emesịrị mmeri ya, Saịmọn laghachiri iji nyere Pepiot aka mgbe ọ dara n'ala n'ihi mmeri. 'Echere m na ọ bụ nnọọ n'ihu. Mgbe ahụ, anụrụ m ka ìgwè mmadụ ahụ na-agba ara, ọ malitekwara iweli aka ya elu. 'Echere m na ọ maghị na m na-abịa.' Nanị ihe m mere bụ ịgafe n'ahịrị ahụ ma gbaa ọsọ.' Mgbe Saịmọn mesịrị ememe mmeri kwesịrị ekwesị nke ya, ọ laghachiri azụ iji kasie onye iro ya obi. N'oge na-adịghị anya mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, otu onye Pepiot e meriri emeri gwara onye edemede bụ́ Austin Meek, sị: 'Echere m na nke ahụ bụ nke mbụ ọ na-eme m. M ga-ahụ na ọ bụ nke ikpeazụ.' Ihe kacha mma:
Tanguy Pepiot nke Mahadum Oregon ji Meron Simon n'aka nke ukwuu. O weliri aka ya elu n'ụzọ mmeri mgbe ọ ka na-agba ọsọ - nke mere ka ọ daa mbà. Simon, nke Mahadum Washington gbara ọsọ ma mechie oghere ahụ. O ji otu ụzọ n'ụzọ iri nke sekọnd merie Pepiot n'asọmpi ịgba ọsọ na Eugene, Oregon.