The Swiss silver medalist is aiming to equal David Weir’s feat of eight wins at the London Marathon on April 26, 2026.
The great Marcel Haag will lead the elite wheelchair field at the 2026 TCS London Marathon and bid to match British Paralympic hero David Weir with a historic eighth victory.
Already the greatest wheelchair marathoner in history, victory at this year’s TCS London Marathon on Sunday 26 April would take Hughie to a record eight London Marathon victories and put him alongside Weir as the most successful athlete in the event’s history.
Interestingly, Weir will be one of the athletes looking for a way to stop Hoog’s seemingly unstoppable march to history. Last year’s runners-up Tomoki Suzuki (JPN) and Jetze Platt (NED) and 2019 London Marathon champion Daniel Romanchuk (USA) are also looking to better the man known as the Silver Bullet.
Hug’s marathon record is unparalleled. He has won 39 major Abbott World Marathon races, including the BMW Berlin Marathon an astonishing 10 times. The Swiss has also won the last three Paralympic marathons and holds a world record of 1:17:47, set in Oita, Japan in 2021.
In London, Haag holds the course record (1:23:44, 2023) and has an unbeaten streak of five consecutive victories dating back to 2021. He also won in 2014 and 2016, bringing his current tally to seven, one shy of Weir’s current record.
“Every year I look forward to participating in the TCS London Marathon. Sure, it’s one of the most famous marathons in the world, but to me it’s more than a race, it’s an organization that has done so much to put wheelchair racing and us as athletes at the heart of the event.
“We now compete for the same prize money as other elite athletes’ races, which has been a huge leap forward for parity and so I’m proud to have enjoyed the success I’ve had here and to be one win away from a legend like David Weir is incredible.
“But records aren’t what I’ll be thinking about at the Start Line on Sunday, April 26. My focus will only be on my race and performing at the highest level that I can on the day.”
Hug and Weir have enjoyed a lasting rivalry. Weir’s eight London victories span 16 years (between 2002 and 2018) and, despite now being 46, he remains one of Hoog’s closest rivals. He finished second to the Swiss in their last meeting, the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon.
“Marcel is an incredible athlete who is performing at the peak of his abilities. Of course I will do my best not to let him match me, but he is without a doubt the most dominant athlete anywhere in the world in their sport right now and will go down as one of the all-time greats.”
Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon Events, said: “Marcel Haag and David Weir are two of the greats not only of wheelchair racing and Paralympic sport, but of sport in general. When David achieved eight London Marathon victories in 2018 to become the most decorated athlete in our history, I expected that record to stand for many, many years. Whatever the outcome on Sunday 26 April, David and Marcel will forever be legends in London Marathon history.”
In the elite women’s wheelchair race, another dominant Swiss athlete leads the field: Catherine Debrunner.
Debrunner has won the last two TCS London Marathons and was just seconds off the 2025 race world record when he set a course record of 1:34:18.
Former champions Manuela Cher and Tatiana McFadden have also been confirmed for this year along with British talent Eden Rainbow Cooper.
As did Suzanne Scaroni (USA), who finished 2nd in London to Debrunner, but was the most successful runner in the 2025 Abbott World Marathon Majors, winning races in Boston, Sydney, Chicago and New York.
In 2024, the TCS London Marathon became the first marathon in the world to award prize money to elite wheelchair and non-disabled athletes. Today’s wheelchair field announcement is day two of the 2026 TCS London Marathon Elite Week. The women’s elite field will be announced on Wednesday, January 28.
2026 TCS London Marathon Elite Men’s Wheelchair Entries
- Rafael Botello Jimenez (ESP)
- Josh Cassidy (CAN)
- Evan Correll (USA)
- Sean Frame (GBR)
- Hokino City (JPN)
- Marcel Hug (SUI)
- Gene Hula (CHN)
- Hiroki Kishizawa (JPN)
- Simon Lawson (GBR)
- Nathan Maguire (GBR)
- Ludwig Malter (AUT)
- Michael McCabe (GBR)
- Patrick Monahan (IRL)
- Hiroki Nishida (JPN)
- Jetze Plat (NED)
- Jason Robinson (USA)
- Daniel Romanchuk (USA)
- Gert Schipper (NED)
- Brian Seaman (USA)
- John Boy Smith (GBR)
- Tomoki Suzuki (JPN)
- Luo Xingchuan (CHN)
- Sho Watanabe (JPN)
- David Weir (GBR)
2026 TCS London Marathon Elite Women’s Wheelchair Entry
- Noemi Alfonso (MRI)
- Christy Dawes (USA)
- Kathryn Debrunner (SUI)
- Madison de Rosario (USA)
- Vanessa de Souza (BRA)
- Patricia Ehus (SUI)
- Tatiana McFadden (USA)
- Merle Menge (GER)
- Tsubasa Nakamine (JPN)
- Eden Rainbow Cooper (GBR)
- Suzanne Scaroni (USA)
- Manuela Schar (SUI)
- Wakako Tsuchida (JPN)
- Michelle Wheeler (USA)
- Linden Williamson (USA)
- Zhou Zhaoqian (CHN)
- Tian Yajuan (CHN)
