Sebastian Sawe breaks world record at London Marathon with sub two-hour run
Sabastian Sawe crossing the finish line (Picture: Reuters)
Sabastian Sawe became the first man to ever break the two-hour mark as he stormed to a record-breaking win at the London Marathon.
Sawe finished the 26.2 mile course in a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds.
‘This is history in the making,’ BBC commentator Steve Cram said. ‘Nobody has ever done this. They said it couldn’t be done.
‘A historic performance. Just Incredible. I have never seen anything like that. That you would say is unbelievable, but we have just seen it. I’m lost for words, genuinely.
‘There are things that happen in sport where you want to be there to see it.
‘Roger Bannister the first ever four-minute mile. Those who were there on that day still tell that story today.
‘We did say it was a day for records. The world will never be the same again.’
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