Who is Sebastian Sawe? Meet Kenyan who made history at London Marathon with sub-two hour world record
Here is everything to know about Sabastian Sawe, the first runner to break the two-hour mark in a competitive marathon?
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A record that seemed destined to be broken one day has finally been shattered. After the London Marathon, there is officially a sub-two-hour marathon time. Who was the first person to break the record and achieve the milestone?
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe, last year's gold medalist in both London and Berlin, etched his name in the record books Sunday. Sawe defeated a field of 38 other elite runners en route to becoming the new world record holder. Here is what to know about the toppling of this long-standing two-hour window.
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