Sabastian Sawe

Kenyan long-distance runner

Sabastian Kimaru Sawe is a Kenyan long-distance runner who holds the world record in the marathon. Sawe made his debut at the 2024 Valencia Marathon, winning in 2:02:05. At the 2026 London Marathon, he became the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a record-eligible race, setting a world record of 1:59:30.

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Sabastian Sawe's hero's welcome

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe honored by President Ruto after historic sub-two hour marathon.

Kenya gives hero’s welcome to marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe Al Jazeera — Apr 30, 12:50 PM
Kenya gives a hero's welcome to marathon record breaker Sabastian Sawe 📹 Associated Press — Apr 30, 10:30 AM · 1min
Sabastian Sawe credits second place runner after smashing marathon record 📹 Associated Press — Apr 28, 14:13 PM · 1min
Have super shoes changed the face of marathon running forever? Irish Times — Apr 28, 13:49 PM
Backlash against the athletics 'super-shoe': Runners are smashing records thanks to springy trainers with carbon-fibre plates and foam 'mattresses' - as sceptics dub them 'performance enhancing devices' Daily Mail — Apr 28, 13:03 PM
'I jumped around the house', Sebastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record BBC News — Apr 28, 10:17 AM
Sabastian Sawe’s sub-two marathon feat is the Roger Bannister moment of our time | Sean Ingle The Guardian — Apr 28, 07:00 AM
Adidas Adizero Adios: The magic shoe in Sawe's new world record-breaking feat The Standard — Apr 28, 06:30 AM
How 97-gram shoe helped Sabastian Sawe run marathon in under 2 hours The Standard — Apr 28, 06:11 AM
Sabastian Sawe shrugs off technical doping talk after 'super shoes' propel him to marathon immortality Daily Nation — Apr 28, 03:00 AM
Sabastian Sawe stands to earn up to Sh129m from history-making London run Daily Nation — Apr 28, 03:00 AM
The Marathon That Bent Reality The Atlantic — Apr 28, 00:36 AM
Sabastian Sawe sets new marathon world record Financial Times — Apr 28, 00:30 AM
Sabastian Sawe's sub-2-hour marathon and resetting the of possibility CBS News — Apr 28, 00:06 AM
The secrets behind Sabastian Sawe’s marathon world record Sydney Morning Herald — Apr 27, 22:57 PM
The secrets behind Sabastian Sawe’s marathon world record Sydney Morning Herald — Apr 27, 22:57 PM
'Super shoes' help runners set new marathon records 📹 CNN — Apr 27, 22:16 PM · 1min
Sawe makes history with first sub-2-hour marathon 📹 AP News — Apr 27, 22:11 PM · 51sec
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Sabastian Sawe, super shoes and sub-2-hour marathon feat Daily Nation — Apr 27, 18:35 PM