Marcel Hug, Hellen Obiri repeat as Boston Marathon champions; new winners crowned for men's race,...

Published: Apr 14, 2024 Duration: 00:01:17 Category: News & Politics

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'S RACE. YEAH GUYS, A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS ENTERING THIS DAY. THE WORD WAS THIS WAS THE STRONGEST FIELD ACROSS THE BOARD. AND OUR ELITE ATHLETES HERE DEFINITELY LIVED UP TO ALL THE HYPE. LET'S GO OVER THE WINNERS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. STARTING IN THE WHEELCHAIR DIVISION, THE MEN'S COMPETITION, A NEW COURSE RECORD SET BY MARCEL HUG, NOW FROM SWITZERLAND. HE BEAT HIS RECORD SET LAST YEAR OF ONE HOUR, 17 MINUTES AND SIX SECONDS WITH A TIME OF ONE HOUR, 15 MINUTES AND 33 SECONDS. THAT'S ITS SEVENTH MARATHON TITLE, SO CONGRATS TO HIM. THAT IS HUGE. AND THE WOMEN'S WHEELCHAIR SIDE, BRANT COOPER, WON IN ONE HOUR, 35 MINUTES AND 11 SECONDS FOR HER FIRST CAREER MAJOR VICTORY OVER TO THE MEN'S SIDE SISAY LEMMA FROM ETHIOPIA, THE FOURTH FASTEST MARATHONER IN HISTORY, HE WINS IN TWO HOURS, SIX MINUTES AND D 17 SECONDS, AND ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE, KENYA'S HELLEN OBIRI. SHE GOES BACK TO BACK, WINNING IN TWO HOURS, 22 MINUTES AND 37 SECONDS. AND ALSO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO NASHUA THOMAS, CANAAN KANTARA AND THE T20 PARA DIVISION WINNING IN TWO HOURS 35 MINUTES 23 SECONDS. SO HE WINS THE GLORY AND THE MONEY $2,500. WE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF WINNERS STILL LEFT TO GO, INCLUDING SOME NEW HAMPSHIRE RUNNER

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