Sabastian Sawe finishes London Marathon in under two hours to break men’s world record

Sabastian Sawe blazed a way to history successful nether 2 hours connected Sunday astatine nan London Marathon.

The Kenyan runner won nan London Marathon successful 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, shattering nan erstwhile men’s world grounds by 65 seconds.

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Sebastian Sawe from Kenya crosses nan decorativeness statement to triumph nan men's title astatine nan London Marathon successful London connected April 26, 2026. (Ian Walton/AP)

"What comes coming is not for maine alone, but for each of america coming successful London," Sawe said.

The long-distance runner is a dressed up jock who picked up wins successful nan 2025 London Marathon and 2025 Berlin Marathon. He won nan 2023 Riga half-marathon and nan 2023 World Cross Country Championships successful Bathurst.

He added that Sunday was a "day to remember," and credited nan ample crowds successful London pinch helping him springiness nan other oomph he needed to support up nan world-record pace.

"I deliberation they thief a lot," he said, "because if it was not for them you don’t consciousness for illustration you are truthful loved ... pinch them calling, you consciousness truthful happy and strong."

Sabastian Sawe of Team Kenya poses pinch Yomif Kejelcha of Team Ethiopia and Jacob Kiplimo of Team Uganda astatine nan position ceremonial aft nan men's 2026 TCS London Marathon successful London, England, connected April 26, 2026. (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

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Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha besides vanished nan people successful nether 2 hours but conscionable 11 seconds down Sawe. Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo vanished down them successful 2 hours and 28 seconds.

The two-hour obstruction had been surgery previously, though unofficially.

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge completed nan feat successful Vienna successful 2019 successful a title called nan "1.59 Challenge." The arena was arranged by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe successful favourite conditions connected a 6-mile circuit and utilized rotating pacemakers.

Kipchoge’s clip was astatine 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds.

Sebastian Sawe from Kenya celebrates winning nan men's title astatine nan London Marathon successful London connected April 26, 2026. (Ian Walton/AP)

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"The goalposts person virtually conscionable moved for marathon running," erstwhile London Marathon victor Paula Radcliffe said connected BBC’s broadcast.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.