Kenya’s Sawe is world’s first man to run a sub-two-hour marathon in London
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- Category: World News
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-26 07:27 UTC
- Sources: Al Jazeera
Sebastian Sawe broke Kelvin Kiptum's previous world record of 2:00:35, while Ethiopia's Assefa retained her women's crown.
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