Ernst van Dyk: Ten-time Boston Marathon winner
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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
(Photo: Ernst van Dyk about to cross the finishing line at the 2014 Boston Marathon. Credit: Getty)
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