Marcel Hug Wins Ninth Boston Wheelchair Title

Marcel Hug of Switzerland captured his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title on Monday, dominating the men's division in the 130th edition of the race with an unofficial time of 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds. The victory, his fourth consecutive in Boston, places him second all-time in the event's men's wheelchair history, trailing only South African Ernst van Dyk's record 10 wins from 2001 to 2014.

Hug surged ahead early, establishing a 13-second lead over Britain's David Weir by the three-mile mark and extending it to 55 seconds at the halfway point. He finished just 33 seconds shy of his own course record, benefiting from a tailwind that aided competitors along the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Boston's Back Bay. American Daniel Romanchuk of Champaign, Illinois, took second place in 1:22:44, marking his fourth straight runner-up finish behind Hug. Jetze Plat of the Netherlands placed third in 1:24:13. Since his 2022 Berlin Marathon win, Hug has claimed all but one of the seven major marathon wheelchair titles, with his only loss coming in second at the 2024 New York Marathon.

In the women's wheelchair race, Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Britain secured her second victory,...