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Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first athlete to run 26.2 miles in under two hours in a competitive race. The Kenyan crossed the line to win the London Marathon in 1:59:30 – that’s more than one minute faster than the previous record set in 2023. He tells the BBC he can go even faster.
Kenyan sports journalist, Evelyn Watta, tells Ade Adedoyin why Sawe’s move from half-marathon competition to marathon competition, was something of an accident. She also explains why she thinks Sawe will go on to break his own record.
Athletics commentator, Martin Keino, discusses why Sawe’s decision to increase his anti-doping testing to prove he is a clean athlete, is not just good for Sawe, but Kenyan athletics and the sport as a whole.
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