Catherine Debrunner sets women’s wheelchair world record at Chicago Marathon

Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland set a women’s wheelchair marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon, finishing in 1:33:16.

She beat her previous record, set at the 2023 Berlin Marathon, by more than a minute.

The Chicago course is fast and flat, but its twists and turns can make wheelchair racing difficult.

Debrunner led from early in the race and won by nearly nine minutes.

American Tatyana McFadden finished second, with Swiss racer Manuela Schär third; both recorded 1:42:01.

Switzerland’s Marcel Hug also dominated the men’s wheelchair race, setting a course record of 1:21:34.

He has now won the Chicago race five years in a row and seven times overall.

The results reported do not say what Debrunner plans to race next.