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04/20 09:47 CDT Switzerland great Marcel Hug claims his ninth Boston Marathon
wheelchair title and fourth straight
Switzerland great Marcel Hug claims his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title
and fourth straight
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) --- Marcel Hug of Switzerland vaulted to the front of the field and
cruised to win his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory
Monday in the 130th edition of the race in an unofficial time of 1 hour, 16
minutes, 6 seconds on Monday.
Hug's fourth consecutive win in Boston puts him into second place all-time in
Boston men's wheelchair history, behind only South African great Ernst van
Dyk's record 10 titles between 2001 and 2014. American racer Daniel Romanchuk
was second in 1:22:44, followed by Jetze Plat of the Netherlands in 1:24:13.
Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Britain won the women's wheelchair race.
Hug jumped in front of the field quickly, building a 13-second advantage over
David Weir of Britain three miles into the race. That lead grew to 55 seconds
by the halfway point.
Since winning the Berlin Marathon in 2022, Hug has lost only one of the seven
world major titles, when he finished second at the New York Marathon in 2024.
The race came on a clear morning with starting temperatures in the low 40s.
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