Sabastian Sawe shatters world record at London Marathon
Sabastian Sawe set a new world record at the London Marathon with a time of 1:59:30, becoming the first person to officially run a sub-two-hour marathon. The event saw a record 59,000 participants, with Ethiopian Tigst Assefa defending her women's title.
Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon with a world record time of 1:59:30, the first official sub-two-hour marathon. He beat the previous record held by Kelvin Kiptum by 65 seconds. Yomif Kejelcha finished 11 seconds behind Sawe, also going under two hours. A record 59,000 people participated in the event. Ethiopian Tigst Assefa defended her women's title, while Marcel Hug won his eighth men's wheelchair title.
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