Madison de Rozario becomes first Australian to win London Marathon's Women's Wheelchair event

Madison De Rozario becomes first Australian to win London Marathon’s Women’s Wheelchair event

Australian wheelchair athlete, Madison De Rozario has taken out the London Marathon mere days after her victory at the Commonwealth Games.

“I feel very surprised still, it’s unreal, that was amazing,” De Rozario, told interviewers after the event. She added that her recent win at the Commonwealth Games had given her the confidence to back it up in London.

“Just physically doing the 42km felt a lot easier after last weekend and knowing that my body is happy to do it. Then you throw in the competitive part on top of it and I had a bit more confidence going in, knowing that I could stay and that I could maybe sprint finish,” she said.

Fellow Australian, Kurt Fearnley who finished up fifth in yesterday’s marathon, congratulated De Rozario via Twitter, sharing a photo of the two and claiming his compatriot was “all heart”.

Completing the race in one hour 42 minutes 58 seconds on Sunday, she beat four-time champion Tatyana McFadden with American, Susannah Scaroni, coming in third.

De Rozario makes history today as the only Australian woman to ever win London Marathon’s women’s wheelchair event.

 

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