Runner faints at the end of the marathon and the spectators take pictures instead of helping

Scottish sportsman Callum Hawkins collapsed on Sunday just over 2 kilometers from the end of the Commonwealth Games marathon in Australia, reports Herald Sun.

Hawkins, 25, dominated the race, but at 2 o'clock he fainted from a heat stroke. He managed to get up and continue a few meters, and collapsed again when he only had about 2 kilometers to go.

While the athlete lay without strength was forced to see how he had advanced the Australian runner Michael Shelley, who finally won the test.

The fact also provoked controversy, since the fans who were following the marathon, began to take pictures instead of helping the athlete. The organizer of the Games, Mark Peters, was critical of such conduct: "I am concerned about the behavior of a small group of spectators who preferred to take pictures", which "goes against the spirit" of the Games, Peters added.

Many were outraged by the fact that the referees took about 4 minutes to help the athlete who, when he fell, hit his head against the fence. Later the Scot was transferred to a hospital, where he recovered.

The incident has not gone unnoticed by Internet users. "It's amazing to see Callum Hawkins without medical attention, while Australian fans consider it appropriate to take pictures," lamented one Twitter user.

"Embarrassed by the treatment of Callum Hawkins today and the lack of adequate means in that stretch of the marathon, the effort of the organizers of the Gold Coast is miserable," wrote another.