Kenya’s Sawe Wins London Marathon in Record Time of Under Two Hours
Sabastian Sawe of Team Kenya leads Yomif Kejelcha of Team Ethiopia near the end of the Men's 2026 TCS London Marathon on April 26.
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LONDON (AP) — A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon.
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, bettering the previous men’s world record by an astonishing 65 seconds. He beat Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha, who was running his first marathon and finished in 1:59.41.