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

• Ajay Haridasse needed assistance at 26-mile mark

• Aaron Beggs and Robson De Oliveira came to aid

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.