Sabastian Sawe achieves first sub-two-hour marathon in London, Tigst Assefa breaks women's world record
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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon by becoming the first athlete to complete a marathon in under two hours, finishing in 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds. This achievement surpassed the previous men's world record of 2:00:35. Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, in his marathon debut, finished second with a time of 1:59:41, and Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo placed third at 2:00:28. Sawe expressed his belief that his performance demonstrates to the new generation that achieving such a record is possible through preparation and discipline. While Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge previously ran a sub-two-hour marathon in 2019, it was not ratified as a world record due to non-standard conditions. Both Sawe and Kejelcha wore Adidas's new Pro Evo 3 supershoes. Kenyan President William Ruto and Kipchoge praised Sawe's historic run. In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa broke her own women's-only world record, finishing in 2:15:41. Kenya's Hellen Obiri came in second with a personal best of 2:15:53, followed by compatriot Joyciline Jepkosgei.
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