Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo finished third, breaking his own National Record at the historic 2026 London Marathon where records were shattered!
But Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe grabs the top headlines in a race he won with a World record, and become the first man to run a sub-two hour marathon in a proper race.
Sawe clocked 1:59:30, chopping 65 seconds off the previous record of 2:00:35 set by the late Kevin Kipruto in Chicago in 2023!
The time also surpasses Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59:41 set in an exhibition event back in 2019.
Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha came second on his debut, crossing the line in 1:59:41, also under two hours!
Kiplimo came third in a time of 2:00:28, also bettering the previous World Record. Kiplimo’s time breaks Uganda’s National Record which he set of 2:02:23 last year at the Chicago Marathon.
Joshua Cheptegei, the other Ugandan in the race, came 12th on his London debut in a time of 2:06:39.
In the women’s event earlier, Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa broke the Women-only World Record after clocking 2:15:41, taking nine seconds off her own previous best.
Assefa held that record, having clocked 2:15:50, back at the 2025 London Marathon.
Kenyan duo Hellen Obiri (2:15:53) and Joyciline Jepkosgei (2:15:55) followed closely in second and third respectively.
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