World record holder Sabastian Sawe to defend Berlin Marathon title in September

Sabastian Sawe will race the Berlin Marathon on September 27 after becoming the first athlete to run the distance in under two hours in legal conditions last month.The Kenyan ran a 1:59:30s record time at the London Marathon on April 26, a race in which runner-up Yomif Kejelcha also ran 1:59 and third-placed Jacob Kiplimo went quicker than the pre-existing world record (2:00:35s by Kelvin Kiptum in October 2023).Advertisement