A Minnesota high school wrestler showed the crowd the true meaning of a champion after a tough loss in the state championship match, news station KARE 11 reports.
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After losing the title to Mitchell McKee, Malik Stewart went over and embraced McKee’s father, Steve, who is battling terminal cancer.
“I got a little teary because I lost the match, and I knew the hard times he was going through,” Malik told the news station.
“The crowd went wild and I heard a couple people say after I did it, that was pretty classy, but I just did it straight from the heart.”
Malik knew the enormity and the importance of Mitchell McKee’s victory, who had vowed to win a state championship to honor his father. Malik lost his father to a heart attack when he was only 7.
“It was a big match for him and to be able to hug my dad like that and not be mad and storm off like a lot of kids do,” Mitchell said. “Really respectful.”
According to the news station, it was tough to find a dry eye in the house. See the special moment below:
Watch at KARE 11 .
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