Sabastian Sawe Breaks 2-Hour Marathon Barrier in London

Sabastian Sawe’s London Marathon record is a triumph of relentless human progression

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How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable

On May 6 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated worldwide, not just by athletics fans. It was considered at the time to be a similar achievement to scaling Mount Everest for the first time, which Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay had done the year before. On Sunday, Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe and Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha achieved a breakthrough …

Cathal Dennehy: Sabastian Sawe’s anti-doping stance gives marathon record credibility but only time will judge this new era

It’s a whole new era in the marathon. Gone are the days when elite runners were reduced to staggering wrecks in the closing miles, sentenced to days of shuffling around like a stiff octogenarian.

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier

A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday.

Runner makes history with first sub-two-hour marathon in London

Sabastian Sawe has made history by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon, while Tigst Assefa also smashed her own women’s-only world...

Sebastian Sawe's 1:59:30 Masterclass: Kenyan Athlete Shatters World Record With Sub 2-Hour Marathon

Astonishingly, the top three men all finished inside the previous men's world record of 2:00:35 set in Chicago in 2023 by the late Kelvin Kiptum.