Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024
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Australia’s Madison de Rozario has won her second London Marathon in a course record following a frantic sprint finish.

De Rozario — the Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist in the T54 marathon — edged defending champion Manuela Schär of Switzerland by just one second in the women’s wheelchair race.

She crossed the line in one hour, 38 minutes and 51 seconds.

The 29-year-old first won the London Marathon in 2018.

De Rozario was competing less than a week after she finished second in the Boston Marathon.

De Rozario (left) crossed the finish line just ahead of Manuela Schär.()

Later, Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan won a dramatic women’s race in which she recovered from an apparent injury early in the race to beat a stacked field.

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