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

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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, spectators captured the emotional moment from various angles as crowds cheered the trio across the line - with videos accumulating more than two million views on X.The incident unfolded just beyond the 26-mile marker, with video showing a visibly debilitated Mr Haridasse attempting repeatedly to regain his footing as onlookers called out encouragement.

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