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Sportsmanship: Gesture wows crowd at World Championships

Guinea-Bissau's Braima Suncar Dabo helps Aruba's Jonathan Busby to the finish line during the Men's 5000m heats [Courtesy]

Unheralded 5,000-metre runners Braima Suncar Dabo and shattered rival Jonathan Busby drew the biggest cheer of the World Championships on Friday after a dramatic finish to their race marked by a gesture of sportsmanship.

Both Dabo and Busby had already been lapped and were competing only for pride when their final lap drama unfolded at Doha's Khalifa Stadium.

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