London Marathon, Sawe and Kenya

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Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds
Sebastian Sawe from Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men’s race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 26, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)

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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe shatters two-hour marathon mark to win in London
Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe makes history with record-breaking sub-two-hour marathon
Sawe shrugs off technical doping talk after 'super shoes' propel him to marathon immortality
New marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe brushed aside suggestions his Adidas "super shoes" amounted to "mechanical doping" on Monday as he basked in the glow of becoming the first man to break...

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Marathoner’s defiance of human limits is an act of rare, inspirational beauty
Adidas shares get a lift from London Marathon winners
London Marathon breaks record for largest number of finishers
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe shattered the world record to become the first man to run the marathon in under two hours, followed by Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, who also breached the two-hour barrier on Sunda...

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Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes first man to run sub two-hour marathon as he wins in London
He came, he Sawe, he conquered – the story of Sabastian Sawe’s sensational sub-two-hour marathon

Runner Smashes Previously Unbreakable 2-Hour Marathon Record 6 Years After Eliud Kipchoge’s Unofficial Race

Sabastian Sawe ran the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds

Marathon record-breaker says he underwent strict testing regime before smashing 2-hour barrier

Sabastian Sawe hopes the stringent testing regime he underwent before becoming the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in marathon running will prove to the world he is competing clean. The 29-year-old Kenyan pulled off the feat that was long considered unthinkable when winning the London Marathon on Sunday in a time of 1 hour,