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Fifty years later, Bob Hall's example -- and his racing wheelchairs -- are still going strong
Fifty years later, the chairs are sleeker, the fields are bigger, and Hall’s successors are literally leading the way at the ...
Wheelchair racing athlete balances training with neuroscience research while preparing for Texas Parasport Games
In that latter cohort is Linden Williamson, a 29-year-old San Antonio native who had tested the waters of wheelchair racing ...
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Boston Marathon 2025: Eighth win for Marcel Hug, second title for Susannah Scaroni
It means a lot to me to win this year, on the 50th anniversary of wheelchair racing here,' says Hug after meeting Bob Hall, ...
Wheelchair Racer Bob Hall Celebrates 50 Years Since Breaking New Ground in the Boston Marathon: 'I'm Not a Hero'
Hall shared in an interview with 'CBS Mornings' that he "set out to do what I thought I could do" when he finished the marathon in under three hours in 1975 ...
Meet some of the professional wheelchair racers taking on this year's Boston Marathon
We know names like Daniel Romanchuk and Susannah Scaroni from the finish line on Boylston Street, but these gold medalists, ...
Marcel Hug, Susannah Scaroni win Boston Marathon wheelchair titles
Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the ...
Tekoa's Susannah Scaroni claims second Boston Marathon title in three years in women's wheelchair division
As Susannah Scaroni was making the climb up some of the Boston Marathon's most treacherous hills, she found her mind wandering back home. "When you grow up with all the hills in Tekoa and you learn to ...