Sebastian Sawe breaks world record at London Marathon with sub two-hour run

Sabastian Sawe crossing the finish line (Picture: Reuters)

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe became the first athlete to run a sub two-hour marathon in a competitive race as he won the London Marathon.

Sawe, 30, finished the 26.2 mile iconic course in a time of one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, more than a minute faster than the previous record holder.

Runner-up Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopian also broke the sub two-hour mark but had to settle for second place against a brilliant and history-making Sawe.

‘This is history in the making,’ BBC commentator Steve Cram said. ‘Nobody has ever done this. They said it couldn’t be done.

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