Great success: Hungarian badminton player, Laura Sárosi to compete in Rio

Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that the Hungarian badminton player was defeated on the qualifying match due to her unselfishness but luckily, as justice would have it, she now finished on the world ranking list in a place that is worth a quota to Rio.

Laura Sárosi’s story went around the internet in the beginning of May, when she lent her backup shoes to her German opponent, who in the end beat Laura on the qualifying match. Many people were afraid that she won’t be able to compete in Rio. Even the Germans campaigned for Laura, who was celebrated as a hero, and the sport community formed a league for her.

This is what Badminton Bluffers wrote about her generous act: “Sarosi went to her bag, took out her spare shoes which happened to be the same size as Schnaase’s and in a moment of utmost humility and soul handed the shoes to her opponent so she could carry on playing. (…) Sarosi is badminton and what she did will now be my explanation as to why I love the sport and why I believe badminton is the greatest sport on the planet. I doubt anyone I talk to will be able to disagree or even put up an argument as to why I may be wrong as there is no greater sacrifice and no greater act of sportsmanship than what badminton’s Laura Sarosi did on Wednesday in France.”