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London Marathon: Tatyana McFadden wins hat-trick of wheelchair races

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21:  Tatyana McFadden celebrates as she wins the women's wheelchair division of the 2014 B.A.A. Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014 in Bos

Tatyana McFadden has won the women's wheelchair race at the London Marathon for the third consecutive year.

The Russian-American's time of 1:41:14 beat her winning 2014 effort by almost four minutes. She was two-and-a-half minutes clear of second place.

McFadden's victory comes just six days after her Boston Marathon triumph.

In the men's wheelchair race, British Olympic hero David Weir gamely battled to a runners-up berth in a thrilling sprint finish.

Weir, who memorably won four gold medals at London 2012, crossed the line after 1:31:32 seconds but was beaten by one second by Joshua George.

The United States Paralympian narrowly won the frenetic finish, with third-placed Masazumi Soejima coming a second behind Weir.

"I fell apart at 16 miles," said Weir. "I was using a different technique. It was tough, I was lucky to stay there.

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"I had to use a short stroke and use my knuckles and not my thumbs, so I couldn't get to top speed in the final sprint."

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