Rio Paralympics 2016: Kurt Fearnley's agonising near miss for wheelchair marathon gold

By Scott Spitts
Updated September 19 2016 - 7:42am, first published 7:34am
Marathon silver medallist Kurt Fearnley. Photo: Australian Paralympic Committee
Marathon silver medallist Kurt Fearnley. Photo: Australian Paralympic Committee

Rio de Janeiro: It was close to a fairytale finish for Kurt Fearnley in his wheelchair marathon event at his final Paralympics, as he took silver behind his friend and rival Marcel Hug.

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