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Michael Mugo Githae, a travelling reserve for the Kenyan team, was a late addition to the field and took full advantage of his chance to take bronze just ahead of Australia’s Liam Adams, who had led much of the early half of the race.Article contentThe gold and the cheers went to England’s Johnboy Smith while it was despair for team mate David Weir.
Winner of six Paralympic gold medals and a six-time world champion, the 43-year-old Weir looked ready to add Commonwealth marathon gold to his list of honours when he sustained a puncture while leading. “I’m feeling despair and I’ve never felt despair in a race before,” said Weir. “I was talking with my wife the other day and I said that if I had a big lead I could even afford to change a tyre.Still it was a big day for England, Smith, who was left paralysed after being shot in the back as teenager, joined on the podium by team mate Simon Lawson with the bronze while Scotland’s Sean Frame got silver.
With just four competitors, Australia’s Madison de Rozario easily defended her Commonwealth marathon title in the women’s race, cruising home nearly four-minutes clear of England’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper.
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