The barest few millimetres meant an extra $5000 for six-time Paralympian Ernst van Dyk at Monday's Boston Marathon in the United States.
After the most titanic of struggles, it was Switzerland's Marcel Hug who won a three-way sprint to the line, with Aussie Kurt Fearnley being the third racer in the mix (see photo finish above).
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