Well this is not brotherhood but true sportsmanship. This example was set at World Triathlon Series in Mexico, when Jonny Brownlee finished second in the race after his brother Alistair helped  him after he was hit by heat stroke.

Dazed with heat stroke and barely able to stand, Jonny’s condition was described “as close to death as you can be in sport” had he not received immediate medical attention. And this is when his brother Alistair Olympic champion Alistair , running in third place at the time, picked up his brother and ushered him to the finish, before pushing him over the line in second place.

Jonny was leading comfortably heading into the final kilometre of the 10km run but then the heat began to take its toll and he started to weave across the course.

South African Henri Schoeman, who won bronze behind the Brownlees in Rio, overtook Jonny to win the race.

Speaking after the race, Alistair said: ‘If he’d conked out before the finish line and there wasn’t medical support it could have been really dangerous.’

And this is how he praised his brother action. Posting an update from his hospital bed, Jonny wrote on Twitter: “Not how I wanted to end the season, but gave it everything. Thanks @ AliBrownleetri, your loyalty is incredible”

According to British Triathlon, the Spanish Federation lodged an appeal over Jonny Brownlee receiving assistance, but the international jury ruled the brothers had not broken any regulations as athletes can help each other or receive assistance from technical or race officials.

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