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The sub-2-hour marathon barrier has fallen. Why now and how?

With two runners breaking the two-hour barrier in London, the men’s marathon is entering a new era where performance is increasingly shaped by more than just the athlete.

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‘I can run 1:58’: Sabastian Sawe sets new target after historic London Marathon win

Sabastian Sawe has set a new target after breaking the world marathon record and urged other athletes to follow his lead and have more drugs testing

The Guardian - UK

Kenya’s Sawe breaks the 2-hour barrier: what’s next for the men’s marathon world record?

Well, well. Kenyan marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has officially broken through the fabled “sub-2-hour” marathon barrier.

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How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable

On May 6 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes.

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London Marathon hails ‘greatest day’ as Sawe breaks two hours and records tumble

The London Marathon’s organisers have hailed the “greatest day” in the event’s 45-year history after huge crowds watched Sabastian Sawe become the first man to shatter the two-hour barrier in an official race

The Guardian - UK

Sabastian Sawe says ‘nothing is impossible’ after two-hour marathon record

The Kenyan defended his 2025 London Marathon title in a landmark one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds.

The Independent UK

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe becomes first person to run marathon in less than two hours

Sabastian Sawe smashed the men’s world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday.

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How Sabastian Sawe achieved the impossible with first marathon under two hours

Sawe, the ‘silent assassin’, made history with his world-record time of 1:59.30 London Marathon, an event that changes the course of sporting history

The Independent UK

Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier to make history in London Marathon

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe has made history at the London Marathon, winning the men’s race in a historic time of 1hr 59min 30sec

The Guardian - UK

Sabastian Sawe wins London Marathon in world-record time

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London Marathon 2026: Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha smash two-hour barrier as Tigst Assefa sets record

Eluid Kipchoge’s previous record well beaten on streets of the capital

Evening Standard

‘Silent assassin’ Sabastian Sawe targets world record with supershoe in London Marathon

The Kenyan will run in only his fifth marathon and has Jacob Kiplimo and Tamirat Tola as his main rivals

The Guardian - UK

Half-marathon world record broken by one second in Valencia

Yomif Kejelcha also holds the indoor mile world record, set in 2019

The Independent UK

Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha Breaks Men's Half-Marathon Record By One Second

Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha breaks men's half-marathon record in Valencia, Spain, while Kenyan Agnes Ngetich impresses in women's event.

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Uganda’s Cheptegei wins men’s 10,000m gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Cheptegei stormed to the finish line in 26min 43.14 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi and USA’s Grant Fisher.

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