The London Marathon was marked by a historic day. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe became the first athlete to officially drop two hours in an approved test, completing 42.195 kilometers in 1:59:30 and breaking the
world record by 65 seconds.With ideal weather conditions, the 29-year-old runner not only won the competition, but he broke the previous world record for 65 seconds, which had been held by his compatriot Kelvin Kiptum since 2023.
His performance was part of a very high-level race, in which the Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, second with 1:59:41 in his debut in the distance, and the Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo, third with 2:00:28, who also surpassed the previous record, also stood out.Sawe, who was defending the title in the British capital, set a devastating pace from the start, with consistent partials to attack the historic barrier. After the removal of the hares around kilometer 25, he went head-to-head with Kejelcha until he managed to take off in the final stretch. His second half of the race was decisive, with a run of 59 minutes and a second, before launching the final sprint in the last kilometers over The Mall
