• Kenya's Sabastian Sawe becomes the first man to finish a marathon in under two hours, clocking 1:59:30.
• Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha also finished under two hours, with a time of 1:59:41.
• Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia broke her own women's marathon record, finishing in 2:15:41.

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has made history by becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, winning the London Marathon with an impressive time of 1:59:30 on April 26. Sawe shattered the previous men's world record of 2:00:35, held by the late Kelvin Kiptum, who tragically died in a car crash in 2024, according to Le Monde, Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, and NPR.

Sawe, a 31-year-old runner who has never lost a marathon, expressed his excitement at achieving this landmark. "I was very prepared... coming to London for the second time was so important to me," he stated after his victory. Yomif Kejelcha from Ethiopia followed closely, finishing second in his marathon debut with a time of 1:59:41. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda secured third place, recording a new personal best of 2:00:28, all three being below Kiptum's previous record, according to Le Monde, Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, and NPR.

In the women's race, Tigst Assefa successfully defended her title and broke her own women's-only world record, finishing the marathon in 2:15:41. Assefa's record was a nine-second improvement over her previous year's best, set on the same course. She outran her compatriots Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei, who finished with personal bests of 2:15:53 and 2:15:55, respectively, according to Le Monde, Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, and NPR.