Catherine Debrunner and Marcel Hug fly to 2025 London Marathon victory

Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner stormed to a pair of dominant wins at the 2025 TSC London Marathon on Sunday (27 April).

Hug made it seven victories in the UK capital to edge closer to David Weir’s record eight wins.

The Swiss had Japan’s Tomoki Suzuki for company with the Tokyo champion just 11 seconds behind at the 30km point.

But the Silver Bullet applied the accelerator as he left London’s Docklands behind, and raced away to a 44-second win on The Mall to brake the tape in 1:25:25.

Dutchman Jetze Plat came third in 1:26:49.

“It was really tough, almost a time trial,” said Hug. “I got away very early and really enjoyed it, there was an amazing crowd. I knew he [Suzuki] was there. He was closer, then I had a little bit more of a gap, then he was closer again, but I’m really happy.”

Hug’s win caps a gruelling week after winning Boston six days earlier then tackling London’s more technical course.

“The body was feeling OK. I recovered very well, I had good travel here and had some easy sessions to relax the body.”

With Weir still leading the way for the most wins in London, Hug admitted he will return to chase more titles.

“Usually, I don’t have numbers in my mind but I definitely want to come back to London because it’s such a great marathon. I just love wheelchair racing and training and wining is always a great motivation.”

Debrunner near world record

Debrunner was on the same tough schedule as her compatriot, having taken second place behind Susannah Scaroni in Boston on Monday.

It was the U.S. athlete who posed the biggest challenge to the world record holder in London, but Debrunner was free and clear by the 30km mark, and had almost four minutes of advantage as she crossed the finish line.

Her time of 1:34:18 was a huge new course record and only two seconds off her own world record.

“It feels unreal,” she said, after her third victory in London. “I never expected to be so quick in London, but I was in really good shape, I felt amazing. I got into a good rhythm and had a good men’s group ahead of me which pushed me really well.

“Susannah and I had a really quick start, but I tried to focus on my rhythm and not focus on my time, but I saw we were really close to the men as well which had never happened before."

On completing the quick turnaround between Boston and London, Debrunner admitted it had been a hard week.

“Boston was really tough and I think I need some time to think about it and process it,” she explained. “It was very intense and I am really proud how I managed it. I knew it would be key to rest as much as possible in between, but I did not expect to be that fast today. I learned a lot from two marathons in one week.”

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa won the women’s able-bodied race (02:15:50), while Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe took the men's able-bodied victory (02:02:27).

It's five in a row for Marcel Hug in London ⭐️

After securing an incredible eighth title in Boston, the 'Silver Bullet' clocks 1:25:25 and wins by 44 seconds in the British capital 🇨🇭

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London Marathon 2025 - Top 10 results

Men’s Wheelchair Division

1 - Marcel Hug (Switzerland): 01:25:25

2 – Tomoki Sato (Japan) 01:26:09

3 – Jetze Platz (Netherlands): 01:26:49

4 – Geert Schipper (Netherlands): 01:26:51

5 – Daniel Romanchuk (USA): 01:30:31

6 – David Weir (Great Britain): 1:34:06

7 – Sho Watanabe (Japan): 1:34:06

8 – Kota Hokinoue (Japan): 1:34:08

9 – Hiroki Kishizawa (Japan): 1:34:09

10 – Nathan Maguire (Great Britain): 1:34:17

Women’s Wheelchair Division

1 – Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland): 01:34:18

2 – Susannah Scaroni (USA): 01:38:08

3 – Manuela Schaer (Switzerland): 01:41:06

4 – Eden Rainbow-Cooper (Great Britain): 01:44:49

5 – Tatyana McFadden (USA): 01:46:50

6 – Jade Jones Hall (Great Britain): 1:46:51

7 – Sammi Kinghorn (Great Britain): 1:46:54

8 – Patricia Eachus (Switzerland): 1:47:55

9 – Wakako Tsuchida (Japan): 1:47:55

10 – Vanessa de Souza (Brazil): 1:47:57

A total of 46 wheelchair racers (21 female, 25 male) competed at this year’s London Marathon. Complete can be found here.