Record #00044Sports archive
World Athletics reported that Kenya's Sabastian Sawe won the 2026 London Marathon in 1:59:30, becoming the first man to officially break two hours and setting a new world record.
Current Record
1:59:30 seconds (7170 seconds total)
Current record value
On 26 April 2026 in London, Sabastian Sawe won in 1:59:30, taking 65 seconds off Kelvin Kiptum's previous world record from Chicago 2023.
World Athletics confirmed him as the first athlete with a legal sub-two-hour marathon; Eliud Kipchoge's 1:59:41 in 2019 was an exhibition performance.
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