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4-year-old Jeremiah Liauw (廖添喜) crawled 750m in the Kids Dash category of the recently concluded Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon. Jeremiah braved the scorching hot sun and completed the race. Jeremiah was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings.



Watch the video of Jeremiah's race posted at Facebook.

4 year-old Jeremiah Liauw "Jerry" was born with spina bifida, a spinal defect which causes his lower body to be especially weak. But that didn't stop the little Club Rainbow member from achieving his goal: to crawl to the finish line during the 750m Kids Dash event.

It was an endearing and truly inspiring moment for me to have completed the race with Jerry, who never once thought about giving up. ALL THE WAY JERRY!

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Jeremiah with his medal [photo via Dips].

The Chinese article carried by OMY. (参加儿童马拉松　4岁脊伤男孩烈日下爬750米)

4岁男孩患有先天性脊椎疾病，仍坚持在烈日下，靠爬行完成马拉松赛跑；他参赛的感人录影，在网上迅速传开来，不少人边看边落泪！

这名4岁男孩廖添喜，患有脊椎裂的先天性脊椎问题，造成他双脚无力，无法如一般小孩自立行走，只能爬行。他平时出门，都需要坐婴儿车。可是，他本月5日还是报名参加“渣打银行新加坡马拉松”，并完成750米的儿童冲刺赛跑。

他完成比赛后，不只亲友为他欢呼，更有公众感动的把他参赛录影放上网称赞他。

记者上网观看时，发现影片在短短5天内，已经被千多人观赏。不少本地博客也转载这段影片。就连马拉松主持人感动得说：“这名孩子正用尽他的四肢的力气，努力的爬。他象征了真正的马拉松精神……”

看了这段影片的网民，也都感动落泪，其中，Heather Ong说：“对我来说，要跑完42公里的马拉松是一个挑战，但750米对他来说是更大的挑战。他真的是一名冠军。”

Here's Asiaone and TNP carrying their reports earlier in Nov on Jeremiah.

[The TNP report is offline. You can read more at VR-Zone forum]


[photo via AsiaOne]