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Reilly Wins Boston Marathon's Women's Wheelchair

American Shirley Reilly edged Japan's Wakako Tsuchida during a sprint to the finish line to win the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon.

Reilly finished in 1 hour 37 minutes and 36 seconds on Monday, one second ahead of defending champion Tsuchida.

Last year, Tsuchida beat Reilly by nearly seven minutes.

Reilly and Tsuchida battled throughout, with Tsuchida briefly breaking away around the 18-mile mark before Reilly closed the gap.

Diane Roy of Canada finished third, five minutes behind Tsuchida.

This program aired on April 16, 2012. The audio for this program is not available.

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