Kenyan runner breaks 2-hour marathon barrier, shattering world record by 65 seconds

Apr 26, 2026 - 20:00
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Kenyan runner breaks 2-hour marathon barrier, shattering world record by 65 seconds
A male marathon runner smiles while raising a shoe into the air with his right hand as he stands alongside an electronic sign displaying his world record time.

In a race for the ages, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, shattering the previous men's world record by an astonishing 65 seconds.