Olympian tracks down volunteer who gave him cash when he got lost, gives her gold medal

Olympic champion Hansle Parchment has tracked down the volunteer who helped him after he got lost in Tokyo, and rewarded her kindness with his gold medal.

Representing Jamaica, Parchment won gold at the men's 110-meter hurdles with a winning time of 13.04 seconds. However, he almost didn't make it to the final...

In a video posted to social media earlier this week, Parchment, 31, explained that while on his way to the semi-finals, he got lost after failing to hear the instructions being provided by the bus operators.

Check out this incredible video below:

"I saw this volunteer and I had to beg - because of course she's not allowed to do much," he explains in the video, "And she actually gave me some money to take one of the taxis.

"And that's how I was able to get to the warm-up track at the stadium, with enough time to warm-up and compete - and that's just awesome."

The person that helped Parchment in his time of need was Olympic Committee Trijana Stojkovic, who had no idea of the pivotal role she played in helping the Olympic champion win gold.

After eventually finding the volunteer, Parchment greets her by saying: "Trijana, remember me?"

Parchment then begins to open his bag and explain to her that he was there to "repay" her and "show [her] something".

"You were instrumental in me getting to the finals that day," Parchment says.

A shocked Stojkovic can then be heard saying: "Really? You won this?"

"I took a shirt for you as well, I hope it fits," he adds.

Finally, Parchment hands over some cash to repay her for the taxi money she kindly gave him two days prior.

Trijana later shared an selfie to her own Instagram of her wearing the shirt she received from Parchment, captioning the post: "I'm full of gratitude to everyone.

"This is a gift from dear Hansle. [...] Perfect fit! Thank you so much dear Hansle!

"Thank you for the kind thoughts everyone. I can't thank you enough. Your words saved me a lot.. I pray for everyone’s health and happiness".

Hansle's video has since been viewed over 1 million times on Instagram, with many commenters saying the video reduced them to tears!

And whoever said you can't win a gold medal in kindness was definitely wrong.

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