Sabastian Sawe given hero's welcome, car in Kenya after sub-two-hour marathon
Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon in a world record, becoming the first person to run a 26.2-mile race in under two hours.
Marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a hero’s welcome in Kenya, complete with a water cannon salute on Wednesday for the aircraft he was aboard. On Thursday, he was awarded $61,000 and a car by the president. Sawe, the first person to officially break the two-hour barrier in a marathon, was welcomed home by his parents and Sports Minister Salim Mvurya, who hailed the runner’s accomplishment at the London Marathon as “a win for Kenya.
” Sabastian Sawe runs first sub-2-hour marathon race, shatters world record in London Kenyan Sabastian Sawe broke the 2-hour barrier in the marathon. Nick Zaccardi , President William Ruto held a more formal welcoming ceremony Thursday, where he described Sawe’s win as “a defining moment in the history of human endurance. ” Sawe gave President Ruto an autographed Adidas Adizero shoe worn during Sunday’s marathon.
He also autographed a photo of the moment he broke the world record. Sabastian did not only break a record, he expanded the horizon of human potential. This young man, our hero, did what many believed could not be done.
Sabastian has made the impossible possible. pic. twitter.