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Sawe smashes 2-hour mark setting record at London Marathon
Key takeaways
- Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has made history in London as the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.
- The 31-year-old set the milestone by winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, breaking the previous record.
- The time for the 26.2 miles (42.2km) distance was 65 seconds faster than the mark set by fellow Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum in Chicago in 2023.
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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has made history in London as the first man to run a marathon in under two hours. He beat the world record by more than a minute.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Cq Qt Sawe passsed the finishing line outside Buckingham Palace Image: John Walton/PA Wire/empics/picture alliance Advertisement Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has become the first person to run a marathon in under two hours.
The 31-year-old set the milestone by winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, breaking the previous record.
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