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Apr 21, 2008 12:47 pm US/Eastern

Van Dyk, Tsuchida Win Wheelchair Races

By Jimmy Golen, AP Sports Writer

BOSTON (AP) ― The Boston Marathon has wire-to-wire wins for both the men and women's wheelchair division.

Japan's Wakako Tsuchida won her second straight, finishing in 1:48.32, besting her time last year by five minutes.

On the men's side, South African Ernst Van Dyk left no doubt in the men's wheelchair division.

Last year, Van Dyk failed in his bid for a record seventh straight Boston Marathon victory, losing to Japan's Masazumi Soejima. But this year, he led from start to finish to win Boston for the seventh time.

Van Dyk won in 1:26.49, the second slowest time in his seven victories.

He won by a huge margin. No one was near him when he crossed the finish line on Boylston Street.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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