'Superstar' runners praised for helping exhausted man finish marathon

'Superstar' runner sacrifices personal best time to help exhausted man finish marathon

A British athlete has received acclaim after abandoning his chance of a marathon personal best time to rescue an exhausted runner who collapsed metres from the finish line.Aaron Beggs, representing North Down Athletic Club in Northern Ireland, gave up his race ambitions at the Boston Marathon to help Ajay Haridasse complete the gruelling 26.2-mile course after he fell and could not stand unaided.Aided by another runner, Robson De Oliveira, spect…

Boston marathon’s good Samaritan loses race time but wins plaudits

Aaron Beggs from Northern Ireland stopped to help Ajay Haridasse, missing out on his personal best, and was soon joined by Robson De Oliveira

The men who sacrificed their race to help another Boston Marathon runner

Ajay Haridasse said without the help of Aaron Beggs and Robson De Oliveira he would not have qualified for next year's Boston Marathon, which he hopes to run.

Boston Marathon's 'beautiful moment'

When a runner's legs gave out during the famous race, two other competitors came to the rescue.

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'My natural instinct was to help. I’ve been brought up with the attitude that you should put others before yourself'

Runners were struggling to finish Boston Marathon when competitors came along and helped them across

Ajay Haridasse was close to finishing the Boston Marathon when his legs gave out. As he struggled to get up, two other runners came along, lifted him up and helped him across the finish line.