Britain's David Weir wins eighth men's wheelchair London Marathon as Madison de Rozario a surprise women's victor

Winner | David Weir pipped Switzerland's Marcel Hug into second place, with Daniel Romanchuk of the USA third.
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Britain's David Weir won the men's wheelchair race at the London Marathon for the eighth time after a thrilling sprint finish.

The 38-year-old pipped Switzerland's Marcel Hug into second place, with Daniel Romanchuk of the USA third.

The leaders were well inside the course record time of one hour 28 minutes and 57 seconds during the first half of the race, in what were fine conditions for wheelchair racing.

But as the race wore on it became a tactical affair as the top three braced themselves for a late burst.

And just like last year, six-time Paralympic gold medalist Weir edged out two-time winner Hug to claim victory in a time of 1:31.15.

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There was a surprise winner among the women as Australia’s Madison de Rozario beat four-time victor Tatyana McFadden.

Rozario finished with a time of 1:42.58, a week after taking two golds at the Commonwealth Games.

Susannah Scaroni from USA comes in third.

Additional reporting by Press Association.

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