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Sabastian Sawe’s sub-two-hour marathon ratified by World Athletics

Summary by kbc.co.ke
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe has officially entered the history books after World Athletics ratified his 1:59:30 clocking at the 2026 London Marathon as the men’s marathon world record, confirming him as the first man to break two hours in a legal, record-eligible race. Sawe produced the historic time on 26 April, lowering the previous world record of 2:00:35 set by the late Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon by 65 seconds. The Kenyan sealed v…
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kbc.co.ke broke the news on Friday, July 24, 2026.
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