The 2024 London Marathon got underway on Sunday, April 21, in cool conditions. Over 50,000 runners registered for the highly-sought after race (a record-breaking 500,000 applied for a spot via the lottery). The weather at the start line was sunny with temperatures in the mid-40s and fairly strong winds.
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Published: Apr 21, 2024 5:11 AM EST
Hug and Debrunner take top honors in wheelchair races
Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s wheelchair race in 1:28:35—his second marathon win within a week after taking the victory at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Around mile 19, Hug began to break away from the four-person lead pack and ultimately won the race by 31 seconds. Daniel Romanchuk of the U.S. was second in 1:29:06, followed by Great Britain’s Daniel Weir in 1:29:58.
Catherine Debrunner made it a Swiss gold-medal sweep in the women’s wheelchair race, breaking the tape in 1:38:54. She led from the early stages and had a buffer of more than six minutes by the end. This is her second London Marathon win, after finishing third last year. Manuela Schär, also of Switzerland, was runner-up in 1:45:00, while Tatyana McFadden of the U.S. was third in 1:45:51.
For the first time, this year’s London Marathon will award equal prize money to the running and wheelchair divisions. Winners receive $55,000, with second place taking home $30,000, and third place getting $22,500.
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