Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa holds the trophy after winning the men's wheelchair division at the 118th running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 21, 2014.

Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa, right, shakes hands with former wheelchair winner Bob Hall after he won the men's wheelchair division of the 110th running of the Boston Marathon ...

South Africans Ernst Van Dyk and Krige Schabort, two of the fastest wheelchair racers in the world, were put to the test today -- with Grandma's Marathon as only part of the expedition.

Only Van Dyk, a 42-year-old South African who was runner-up by a second the past two years, was challenged right to the end, outsprinting 31-year-old Josh George of Champaign, Illinois, by a second.

Johannesburg – Veteran wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk made history when he became the first athlete to win 10 titles at the Boston Marathon in Massachusetts. Van Dyk dominated the 42km race from ...

Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa, right, shakes hands with former wheelchair winner Bob Hall after he won the men's wheelchair division of the 110th running of the Boston Marathon ...

Ernst Van Dyk got his wish: a sprint finish with more than one wheelchair coming down Boylston Street at the finish. The now nine-time Boston Marathon champion, a course record, finished in 1:26: ...

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The largest wheelchair field in Grandma's Marathon history will showcase some of the most accomplished racers in the world led by South Africans Ernst Van Dyk and Krige Schabort. Schabort, 44, has ...

BOSTON - Ernst Van Dyk has won a record ninth Boston Marathon men's wheelchair - barely, while Wakako Tsuchida of Japan has won her fourth consecutive Boston Marathon women's wheelchair title. Van Dyk ...

BOSTON (AP) -- South African Ernst Van Dyk breezed to his record eighth win in the men's wheelchair race of Boston Marathon. Van Dyk led from the first mile Tuesday and finished in 1 hour, 33 ...