TOKYO – Swiss wheelchair master Marcel Hug defended his marathon title on the final day of the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday, as organisers hailed the “most important edition” of the Games ever.
The last day’s action saw 14 gold medals up for grabs, starting with the early morning marathon events and another star turn from “silver bullet” Hug.
The 2016 Rio T54 champion opened up an early gap on the field, and moved away from silver medallist Zhang Yong over the last two uphill kilometres.
“I don’t know how to feel. I’m just tired. Empty,” said Hug, who won the sixth Paralympic gold of his career in a time of 1hr 24min 2sec.
In the women’s T54 marathon, Australian Madison de Rozario clung on to finish ahead of Swiss great…
