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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Ella Brockway

‘Two are stronger than one’: Boston Marathon duo praised for helping struggling runner cross finish line

Robson De Oliveira, in white, and Aaron Beggs, in yellow, came to the assistance of Ajay Haridasse near the finish of Monday’s Boston Marathon.
Robson De Oliveira, in white, and Aaron Beggs, in yellow, came to the assistance of Ajay Haridasse near the finish of Monday’s Boston Marathon. Photograph: CJ Gunther/Reuters

A pair of Boston Marathon runners who teamed up to help a fellow athlete across the race’s finish line have been praised for their “beautiful moment” of sportsmanship.

Ajay Haridasse, a 21-year-old university student from Wakefield, Massachusetts, found himself stumbling after passing the 26-mile mark in Monday’s race. After falling for a fourth time, he was “getting ready to crawl” to the finish line, Haridasse told the Boston Herald.

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