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Sabastian Sawe Wins Berlin Marathon but His Record Attempt Is Foiled by Unseasonable Heat
Sabastian Sawe set the fastest marathon time globally in 2025 despite warm weather, finishing over four minutes ahead of second place in Berlin's iconic race.
- Kenyan athlete Sabastian Sawe claimed victory in the men's Berlin Marathon on Sunday, completing the race in just over two hours and two minutes.
- Sawe aimed to challenge course and personal records but faced humid conditions and a withdrawn pacemaker, which hindered a world record attempt.
- The race both commenced and concluded at the Brandenburg Gate, with Sawe breaking away around the 15 km mark and crossing the finish line before Japan’s Akira Akasaki, who took second place, and Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele in third.
- Sawe said, "I'm happy about my performance," and Akasaki noted the warm conditions reminded him of racing in Japan, while temperature reached 25°C with high humidity.
- Sawe’s time became the best worldwide in 2025, and he promised to return to Berlin next year despite not breaking Kipchoge's course record.
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Sebastian Sawe wins the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:02:16 hours. More than 55,000 runners start at summer temperatures, but a new world record remains out due to the warm weather.
·Dortmund, Germany
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The Kenyan Sebastian Sawe won the 51st Berlin Marathon. He won in 2 hours, 2 minutes and 16 seconds. Sawe missed the track and world record he had set, but ran a new world record.
·Germany
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Athleta, considered the best marathoner of the day, completed the race in the German capital at 02:02.16 hours.
·Portugal
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Kenyan duo Sawe and Wanjiru triumph at Berlin Marathon
·Paris, France
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