Sabastian Sawe runs first competitive sub-two-hour marathon at London Marathon

Summary

Sabastian Sawe, a 30-year-old Kenyan runner, made history at the London Marathon by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race, finishing in 1:59:30. This broke the previous record of 2:00:35 set by the late Kelvin Kiptum in 2023. While Eliud Kipchoge ran a sub-two-hour marathon in 2019, it was under controlled conditions and not record-eligible. Sawe crossed the halfway mark in 1:00:29 and accelerated in the second half to achieve the historic feat.