Two Olympic athletes given final berth after crash drama

(L-R) Kenya's Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Ethiopia's Senbere Teferi and Australia's Genevieve Lacaze compete in the Women's 5000m Round 1 during the athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS

Two Olympic athletes who helped each other across the finish line after an accidental mid-race collision in the women's 5,000m have been granted places in the final, organisers confirmed.

Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D'Agostino were praised for their sporting behaviour after they clashed during Tuesday's heat.