2023 London Marathon T53/54 Wheelchair Results - Hug dominates once again

The time has been and gone as the annual London Marathon took place, last weekend consisting of over 48,000 taking to the streets of London.

A course that stretches 26.2 miles, extended by 0.2 miles this year to accomodate the Royal Family watching from Windsor Castle, recieved people from all backgrounds taking part - from elite athletes, to non-elite athletes, it's one of the biggest atheltic events in the world.

A total of 48 wheelchair paritcipants recorded times which were split into men and women's categories.

Switzerland's Marcel Hug topped the men's timings with a 1:23:44 which was the fastest overall for wheelchair users overall, and Australia's Madison de Rozario came out on top of the women's timing sheets with a 1:38:51 in a close finish between the top four.

She was closely followed by Switzerland's Manuela Schar and Catherine Debrunner, coming to the finish line faster by one and three seconds respectively. United States' Susannah Scaroni finished six seconds behind the victor.

Hug improved his previous record of 1:24:38 from 2022 by 52 seconds, showing just how impressive the six-time paralympic gold medalist truly is.

This win is his third consecutive London Marathon win and his fifth in total.

De Rozario's victory was the first London Marathon victory for the 29-year-old who has enjoyed a stellar career so far with two Paralympic gold medals, four Commonwealth Games gold medals, and three World Para Athletics gold medals.

Six-time Paralympic gold medalist, David Weir participated in the marathon, coming fifth fastest with a 1:32:45, an incredible race from the 43-year-old.

21-year-old Eden Rainbow-Cooper came seventh in the timings for the women's category with a 1:47:43.

The Portsmouth-born racer won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, showing her promise for the future.