Kenya’s Sawe is world’s first man to run a sub-two-hour marathon in London
Summary
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours, finishing the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds. Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa won the women's race, breaking her own world record with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 41 seconds.Key Facts
- Sabastian Sawe ran the London Marathon in 1:59:30, the first sub-two-hour marathon by a man.
- Sawe broke the previous world record by 65 seconds; the former record was 2:00:35 held by Kelvin Kiptum.
- Sawe is 31 years old and has never lost a marathon race.
- Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha finished second with 1:59:41 in his first marathon.
- Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo took third place with a time of 2:02:28.
- Tigst Assefa won the women’s London Marathon in 2:15:41, beating her previous best by nine seconds.
- Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei finished second and third in the women’s race with times just behind Assefa.
- Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner won the men's and women's wheelchair races, respectively.
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