Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, shattering the men's world record by 65 seconds. Sawe and Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, who finished second in 1:59.41, became the first athletes to break the two-hour barrier in an official marathon.
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, shattering the men's world record by 65 seconds. Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha finished second in 1:59.41, making them the first athletes to break the two-hour barrier in an official marathon. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda came in third, finishing in 2:00.28. The athletes ran on a relatively flat London course on a mostly sunny day. Sawe made his solo break in the final two kilometers, sprinting to the finish on The Mall. The achievement marks a significant milestone in marathon running, with the record having been gradually whittled down over the last 24 years by Kenyan and Ethiopian runners.
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