BOSTON (AP): Japanese athletes swept the Boston Marathon men's and women's wheelchair divisions on Monday, giving a boost to a nation still recovering from last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Wakako Tsuchida set a new world record time of 1 hour, 34 minutes, 6 seconds as she captured her fifth consecutive title in the women's division. She said a consistent tail wind helped her beat the previous record of 1:34.22, set by American Jean Driscoll at the Boston Marathon in 1994.
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