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Kenyan Sabastian Sawe Becomes First Person to Break 2-Hour Marathon Barrier at London Marathon

Kenyan Sabastian Sawe became the first person to break the 2-hour marathon barrier, winning the London Marathon in 1:59:30 and shattering the world record by 65 seconds. Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha finished second in 1:59:41 in his debut marathon, while Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo broke the previous world record by seven seconds. In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa won in 2:15:41, the fastest women's-only marathon time ever.