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'Greatest feeling ever': Runners help exhausted man finish Boston Marathon
April 23, 2026 Sports Source: BBC Sports
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The BBC spoke to Boston marathon runner, Ajay Haridasse, who was helped over the finish line by two strangers.
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Three men wearing black shorts and different coloured running vests jog towards the finish line of the Boston Marathon with their arms around each other. Robson De Oliveira, who has short, dark hair and a moustasch and is wearing a white vest and a white headband. Ajay Haridasse has short, dark hair and a black vest. Aaron Beggs has short brown hair and a beard and is wearing a yellow vest with a blue stripe.
Two runners support a man in the middle.
'Greatest feeling ever': Runners help exhausted man finish Boston Marathon
Two runners sacrificed personal bests to come to the rescue of an exhausted competitor at the Boston Marathon.
Aaron Beggs was first to stop to pull Ajay Haridasse up off the ground after he fell and could not get up.
With Haridasse still struggling to stay on his feet, another runner, Robson De Oliveira, stepped in and the pair put their arms around Haridasse to help him across the line.
The incident was filmed by several spectators who witnessed Haridasse falling shortly after the 26 mile (41.8km) mark.
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