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Sporting Witness: Ernst van Dyk: Ten-time Boston Marathon winner

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Ernst van Dyk: ten-time Boston Marathon winner

06/04/2023 GMT

Ernst van Dyk: Ten-time Boston Marathon winner

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How wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk won the Boston Marathon a record-breaking tenth time.

In April 2014, wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk won the Boston Marathon a record-breaking tenth time - a bittersweet achievement one year after terrorists bombed the 2013 race.

On April 21st, 2014, wheelchair athlete Ernst van Dyk clinched a record-breaking 10th win at the Boston Marathon - a bittersweet achievement coming just a year after terrorists bombed the 2013 race. But before Ernst dominated Boston, he spent over a decade training and competing before achieving marathon and Paralympic success.  Ernst has been telling Wayne Wright about how he achieved his Boston dream.
This programme is a Made in Manchester Production for the BBC World Service.

(Photo: Ernst van Dyk about to cross the finishing line at the 2014 Boston Marathon. Credit: Getty)

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