Daniel Romanchuk of the United States won his third New York City men’s wheelchair marathon, sprinting away from David Weir and Tomoki Suzuki for the 5-second victory in 1:36:31. The first half of the race was dominated by three wheelers who battled for position from the start with the defending champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland.

U.S. athletes return to the top of the podium to become the first pair from the host nation to win the New York City Marathon wheelchair division. It was Romanchuk's third title in the men's race and

Daniel Romanchuk won the men’s wheelchair division in the New York City Marathon for the third time, sprinting away from the field in Central Park for a 5-second victory, while his fellow American Susannah Scaroni dominated the women’s field from start to finish, her second victory in the race.

The New York City Marathon was run across the five boroughs of America’s largest city over the weekend. In the women’s wheelchair race, the person who won it is now a multi-time winner in New York and she comes from Central Illinois.