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Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

LONDON (AP) — A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile ...
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How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier

Sabastian Sawe has always had a propensity to surprise. Having never competed on the road, the Kenyan began the 2022 Seville half marathon as a pacemaker, proceeded to drop everybody within the first ...
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Why Sabastian Sawe’s Sub-2 Marathon Counts Officially—and Kipchoge’s Didn’t

Sabastian Sawe made history on the morning of April 26, 2026, when he crossed the finish line in a time of 1:59:30 at the 2026 London Marathon. Sawe, a 31-year-old from Kenya, became the first person ...
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Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier

LONDON (AP) - A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile ...