Kenya's Sawe Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier
Monday, 2026/04/27103 words2 minutes547 reads
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe made history on Sunday. He became the first person to officially run a marathon in under two hours. He finished the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds.
Sawe was defending his title. He ran with Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha for most of the race. In the final mile, Sawe ran faster and won. Kejelcha also finished under two hours with a time of 1:59:41. Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo came third in 2:00:28.
In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa won. She broke her own world record with a time of 2:15:41. Kenya's Hellen Obiri finished second in 2:15:53.
