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Apr 27, 2026

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe Becomes First Person to Run Marathon Under Two Hours in Competition

Kenyan athlete Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon by becoming the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race, finishing in 1:59:30 and breaking Kelvin Kiptum's previous world record of 2:00:35.

Apr 27, 2026·6 sources
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  • ▪Jacob Kiplimo finished third at the London Marathon in 2:00:28, faster than Kelvin Kiptum's former record
  • ▪Sabastian Sawe's London Marathon time was more than one minute faster than Kelvin Kiptum's previous record of 2:00:35 set in 2023
  • ▪Kelvin Kiptum set his world record of 2:00:35 at the Chicago Marathon in October 2023

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