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Marathon: Kenyan Hyvon Ngetich crawls on hands and knees to finish line

Kenyan runner Hyvon Ngetich collapsed to her knees, but proceeded to crawl on all fours in a fight for third place in the Austin Marathon.

Hyvon Ngetich lost her bid to win the 2015 Austin marathon when she collapsed just 50 metres from the finish

This video shows the sheer grit and determination of a runner from Kenya who CRAWLED across the finishing line of the Austin Marathon.

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