Switzerland's Hug recovers from crash to win 7th men's wheelchair race at Boston Marathon

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BOSTON (AP) — Switzerland's Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning the men's wheelchair race for the sixth time.

BOSTON — Switzerland's Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning the men's wheelchair race for the sixth time.

Two-time defending champion Evans Chebet was back in the men's field for the 128th edition of the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon as he tries to become the first three-time winner since 2008. Also returning was Hellen Obiri, who won the women's race last year to complete the third Kenyan sweep in a row.

The start line was painted to say “100 years in Hopkinton,” commemorating the 1924 move from Ashland to Hopkinton to conform to the official Olympic Marathon distance. The announcer welcomed the gathering crowds to the “sleepy little town of Hopkinton, 364 days of the year.” “It's the 100th anniversary of Hopkinton and the Boston Marathon and 100 marathons for me,” said Lopez, who ran multiple marathons this year to ensure Boston would be his 100th. “The marathon is world renowned. It's go big or go home.”

 

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