London Marathon 2024 results: Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner win wheelchair races

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In the wheelchair races, two Swiss athletes emerged as winners. Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner both secured victories.

Marcel Hug from Switzerland won the men's wheelchair race at the London Marathon for the fourth consecutive year with great speed and energy.

The man who is 38 years old finished the race in London in one hour, twenty-eight minutes, and thirty-five seconds, achieving his fifth victory in this event.

Daniel Romanchuk from the United States came in second place while David Weir from Britain, who has participated in the event for 25 years in a row, secured the third position.

In the women's wheelchair race, Catherine Debrunner from Switzerland was unrivaled and came out on top with a finishing time of 1 hour, 38 minutes, and 54 seconds.

Debrunner emerged victorious for the second time in London. She took the lead in the race very early and quickly moved away from her competitors, eventually finishing over six minutes ahead of her fellow Swiss athlete Manuela Schar, who came in second place.

Debrunner expressed her delight to BBC Sport about their victory, and added that winning alongside men's winner Hug made it even more enjoyable.

"It was a challenging experience with constant wind blowing. It felt like a solo competition with the wind and lasted quite a while."

Eden Rainbow-Cooper, a runner from the United Kingdom, placed sixth in the Boston Marathon with a finishing time of 1 hour, 50 minutes, and 39 seconds. This comes shortly after her victory in the same event last week.

The outcomes of the women's wheelchair race at the London Marathon have been revealed.

Catherine Debrunne from Switzerland finished the race in 1 hour, 38 minutes and 54 seconds.

The second part of the article can be paraphrased using different words in the following way: Manuela Schar, a competitor hailing from Switzerland, finished the race with a time of 1:45:00.

Tatyana McFadden of the United States finished the race in 1 hour, 45 minutes, and 51 seconds.

At the same time, Hug, who emerged victorious in the men's competition in Boston, ran alongside Romanchuk during the initial 50 percent of the London race.

It seemed like the duo had distanced themselves from the other competitors, but Weir and Suzuki from Japan managed to catch up to them.

Nonetheless, Hug had adequate energy remaining to leave his opponents behind in the latter part of the competition and emerge victorious with ease.

"It was an incredible competition, but it was also extremely challenging. The weather conditions were adverse, with strong winds. I made several attempts to take the lead, and eventually, I succeeded," Hug shared with BBC Sport.

Here I have cherished numerous wonderful memories, including some thrilling close calls. Today was particularly fortunate for me, as I was able to secure victory ahead of schedule. The audience is consistently awe-inspiring, and we find it truly extraordinary.

The results of the men's wheelchair race at the London Marathon are in.

Marcel Hug from Switzerland completed the race in 1 hour, 28 minutes, and 35 seconds.

Daniel Romanchuk from the United States finished the race in one hour, 29 minutes, and 6 seconds.

David Weir, a British athlete, completed the race in a time of 1 hour, 29 minutes, and 58 seconds.

The London Marathon now gives out the same amount of money for both the wheelchair and non-disabled competitions, making it the first marathon ever to do so.

In the present year, those who come first in elite competitions will earn an amount of $55,000 (£43,500) as a reward in the currency of United States Dollars.

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