Okay, this is pretty cool: A paralysed woman has become the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit.
Claire Lomas finished the London Marathon, crossing the finishing line 16 days after the race began.Lomas was able to accomplish this task by using the ReWalk "wearable bionic suit."
The 32-year-old said she was "over the moon" as she completed the 26.2-mile route, which she started on April 22 with 36,000 other participants.
The former chiropractor was in tears as she became the first person to complete any marathon using a bionic ReWalk suit.
Hundreds lined the streets as she made her final steps to complete the race.
Mounted members of the Household Cavalry gave her a guard of honour as she crossed the finishing line on The Mall.
Jewellery designer Ms Lomas, who was left paralysed from the chest down following a horse-riding accident in 2007, said: "I'm over the moon.
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