Switzerland's Marcel Hug claims 8th Boston Marathon men's wheelchair title
- Marcel Hug from Switzerland secured his eighth Boston Marathon men's wheelchair title on Monday, April 21, 2025.
- The 129th edition of the race marked the 50th anniversary of wheelchair racers' official inclusion, starting with Bob Hall in 1975.
- Hug and Daniel Romanchuk broke from the field early, with Hug widening his lead after six miles in the clear, low 50s morning.
- Hug finished in 1:21:34, followed by Romanchuk and Jetze Plat ; Susannah Scaroni won the women's race in 1:35:20, stating, "The Boston Marathon is the focus of my spring."
- Scaroni's victory, after recovering from an injury that sidelined her in 2024, underscores the division's journey from the margins to a celebrated part of the Boston Marathon.
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Switzerland's Marcel Hug claims 8th Boston Marathon men's wheelchair title
BOSTON (AP) — Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory Monday in the 129th edition of the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds. The 39-year-old Hug crossed the finish line in downtown Boston to claim his fifth consecutive win in the race on the 50th anniversary of the first official wheelchair finisher in Boston. Daniel Romanchuk of the United States wa…


Tekoa native Susannah Scaroni wins Boston Marathon women's wheelchair division
BOSTON, Mass. - Tekoa native Susannah Scaroni clinched her second Boston Marathon victory in the women's wheelchair division with a remarkable time of 1:35:20.
Hug wins 8th Boston Marathon wheelchair title
Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory Monday in the 129th edition of the race. American Susannah Scaroni won the women's wheelchair race.

Susannah Scaroni of the United States wins the women's wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon
Susannah Scaroni of the United States wins the women's wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon.
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