Sabastian Sawe has shattered a world record by completing the London Marathon in less than two hours on Sunday, finishing with an overall race time of 1:59:30
Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon(Image: Getty Images)
Sabastian Sawe has broken a long-standing marathon world record as he crossed the line in the London Marathon in 1:59:30. The Kenyan bested the previous record of 2:00:35 as he won the second race for the second year in a row.
It’s also a marked improvement on last year’s time of 2:02:27. The elite men’s race ended up going down to the wire between Sawe and Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha.
However, Sawe eventually broke free of his rival as they headed into the last several hundred metres to stamp his place in the history books. Kejelcha also crossed the line in under two hours to take second-place, highlighting just how close the race was between the two.
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