Marcel Hug won the New York wheelchair marathon for the fifth time after 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2021. The 36-year-old from Turgovian crossed the finish line in 1h25’26.
He improved the course record set 16 years ago by nearly four minutes. In addition to the $ 25,000 win bonus, Hug pocketed a $ 50,000 bonus. Among the women, Manuela Schär from Lucerne took second place to validate a good Swiss performance.
Abraham surrenders
Among the able-bodied, to report the abandonment of Tadesse Abraham between the 34th and 35th km. It was the main goal of the Genevan this season.
ats / nm
Published Modified
Kenyan Evans Chebet wins the New York Marathon
Kenyan Evans Chebet, already a winner in Boston in April, won the New York Marathon in 2:08:41. He offers the country a double of him after Sharon Lokedi’s victory in women. At 34 he took the best Ethiopian Shura Kitata, relegated 13 seconds from the finish. Dutchman Abdi Nageeye, silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics last year, completes the podium.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/abccolor/DPS7J5YKQZDNDGIFKCUAMJA2HM.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
