How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier
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- Category: Sports
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-27 07:49 UTC
- Sources: BBC Sport
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon, reports BBC Sport. Sawe completed the course in one hour and 59 minutes.
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