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Marcel Hug shatters Boston Marathon record in seventh wheelchair win; Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women’s division

Posted on AllSides April 15th, 2024
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Daniel Romanchuk was second, more than five minutes behind Hug. The Swiss athlete claimed his seventh Boston Marathon wheelchair title in spectacular fashion, despite near-disaster with a big spill at the Newton firehouse. Wheelchair athlete Marcel Hug smashed his own Boston Marathon course record on Monday, wheeling down Boylston Street and finishing in a stunning 1 hour, 15 minutes, 33 seconds, a 90-second improvement over his own mark from last year. Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women’s division, crossing the line for her first marathon major victory in 1 hour, 35...

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