London Marathon, Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to run a marathon in under 2 hours.

OMG. 🇰🇪 Sabastian Sawe becomes the first man ever to break 2 hours in a marathon (legal conditions) in 1:59:30 at the London Marathon! Yomif Kejelcha 🇪🇹 runs 1:59:41 in his DEBUT. Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 takes third in 2:00:28 All under the previous WR.

In a huge moment in sports history, Sabastian Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday. n.pr/4vQBtk3

I'm not sure I could run 100 yards at a 4:33 pace. It's amazing that a human can do it for 26 miles. apnews.com/article/mara...

THE GREATEST RUN IN HISTORY 🤯 Sabastian Sawe takes OVER A MINUTE off the world record in the marathon and becomes the first-ever sub-2 hour runner in an official race with a 1:59:30 victory over Yomif Kejelcha, who also breaks two hours in his debut marathon, running 1:59:41 for second.

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya breaks the 2-hour barrier to win the London iMarathon in 1:59:30 www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...

THE TWO HOUR MARATHON HAS BEEN RUN Not only did Sawe crack two hours to win the London Marathon (in 1:59:30), but the 2nd place finisher, Kejelcha, *also* cracked two hours, & not just barely—in 1:59:41. Real tough for Kejelcha, who also just achieved one of the greatest performances in sport

Sabastian Sawe ran the London marathon in 1:59:30, the first true sub-two hour marathon. Yomif Kejelcha came in second. He ALSO ran a sub-two hour marathon, at 1:59:59. Imagine breaking two hours and not winning the race.

1:59:30!!! Sabastian Sawe breaks the two hour marathon barrier, and world record, in the London Marathon! #running

I know some will raise their eyebrows and say these mind-blowing marathon times in London must be down to doping, so it's worth pointing out Sawe has been undergoing an unusually rigorous testing process for the last two years in an effort to prove he is clean www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...

A 2-hour marathon is a 4:34 pace 2 men just did it for the first time in history I could not do this for a half mile even if I trained for a year Humans are amazing

History was made at the London Marathon as Kenya's Sabastian Sawe crossed the finishing line in under two hours. Kilkenny's Peter Lynch also smashed the Irish record. www.thejournal.ie/london-marat...

Le Kényan Sabastian Sawe, premier homme sous la barre des deux heures au marathon

I don’t think I could finish under 2 hours in my first marathon. It would at least be very difficult.

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe ran 1:59:30 in the London Marathon, marking the first time any man had posted a time under 2 hours in competition. Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha went 1:59:41. on.wsj.com/4d6Ti73