Sawe Shatters Marathon World Record as Two Runners Break Two-Hour Barrier
Kenyan Sabastian Sawe achieved a monumental victory at the London Marathon, clocking an unofficial 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds, becoming the first to break the two-hour barrier in a race setting and shattering the previous world record. This remarkable performance saw Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha finish runner-up in his debut marathon with a time of 1:59:41, while Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo secured third place in 2:00:28, also surpassing the former world record. In the women’s race, Ethiopian Tigst Assefa successfully defended her title, setting a new women’s-only world record of 2:15:41.
John Q. Hosedrinker