London Marathon 2023: Marcel Hug and Madison de Rozario win wheelchair races

Switzerland's Marcel Hug claimed a 5th men's wheelchair rubric astatine the London Marathon

Switzerland's Marcel Hug knocked 50 seconds disconnected his ain people grounds to triumph a 3rd consecutive London Marathon rubric - and 5th successful total.

Britain's David Weir, 43, finished his 24th London Marathon successful 5th place.

Australia's Madison de Rozario held disconnected Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, successful a sprint decorativeness to triumph the women's wheelchair contention for a 2nd time.

The 4 women's favourites made it connected the Mall unneurotic earlier De Rozario and Schar pulled away.

De Rozario won successful 1 hr 38 minutes 52 seconds, with defending champion Catherine Debrunner, of Switzerland, successful 3rd and the United States' Susannah Scaroni fourth.

Eden Rainbow-Cooper, 21, who was 3rd successful 2022, was the archetypal Briton location successful seventh.

Tomoki Suzuki, of Japan, was 3rd successful the men's race, with the United States' Daniel Romanchuk successful fourth.

The lawsuit has returned to its accepted day successful the calendar, successful April, for the archetypal clip since 2019 aft being moved during the Covid-19 pandemic.

More than 47,000 runners are taking part, with immense crowds lining the streets of London contempt damp conditions.

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