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Tigst Assefa

Tigst Assefa

Women's marathon world record holder

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Sabastian Sawe runs first ratified sub-two-hour marathon in London

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Won 2026 London women's race in 2:15:41, a women-only world record

For 117 years, no person had run a marathon in under two hours under standard race conditions. On Sunday morning in London, two did. Kenya's Sabastian Sawe crossed the finish line on The Mall in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds, lopping 65 seconds off the previous world record. Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, running his first marathon ever, finished 11 seconds behind him in 1:59:41.

Updated 2 hours ago