{"id":143142,"date":"2021-10-12T04:29:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T04:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=143142"},"modified":"2021-10-12T13:57:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:57:10","slug":"sad-mistake-costs-wheelchair-athlete-huge-cash-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=143142","title":{"rendered":"'Sad' mistake costs wheelchair athlete huge cash prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Swiss wheelchair racer has won the Boston Marathon<\/a> for the fifth time, but he'd be injecting a much greater sum of money into his bank if he hadn't taken a wrong turn.<\/p>\n

Marcel Hug was awarded $34,000 for taking victory in the gruelling long-distance event, but his wrong turn cost him an extra $68,000 in bonus money.<\/p>\n

That's because the 35-year-old's mistake, which he believes added 20 seconds to his time, meant he fell seven seconds short of breaking his course record.<\/p>\n

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If he had broken the 1:18.04 he had set in 2017, he would have triggered the greater sum of prize money, but he crossed the finish line in 1:18.11.<\/p>\n

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The mistake occurred when Hug, instead of turning right at an intersection, followed the lead vehicle straight through.<\/p>\n

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"I would say it cost me 20 seconds and it should have been possible to get the record, for sure," Hug said, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n

"It should not have happened. It's my fault.<\/p>\n

"I was just focusing on my performance. I didn't think about that.<\/p>\n

"It's sad, but it happens."<\/p>\n

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