Kenyan Sabastian Sawe broke the world record and came first in the 46th London Marathon.
The 42,195 kilometer race, which is one of the 6 major marathon races along with Tokyo, Berlin, Boston, Chicago and New York, was run in London, the capital of England.
Sawe, who finished the competition in first place with a time of one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, broke the world record. Sawe improved his compatriot Kelvin Kiptum’s record of 2.00.35.
Sawe, who became the first person in history to run a marathon in under two hours, won the race in London for the second time in a row.
Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha took second place, 11 seconds behind, and Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo took third place, 58 seconds behind the leader.
Ethiopian Tigst Assefa, who left her rivals behind with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 41 seconds in the women’s category, took the first place in London for the second consecutive time. Kenyan Hellen Obiri came in second, 12 seconds behind, and Joyciline Jepkosgei from the same country came in third, 14 seconds behind.
🏃♂️ Sabastian Sawe broke the world record in the marathon.🇰🇪 The Kenyan athlete became the first athlete to go under 2 hours by winning the London Marathon with 1:59:30.pic.twitter.com/OmwWSojPhS
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