Sebastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha both broke the two-hour barrier as they finished one-two at the London Marathon on Sunday.
The Kenyan endured an injury-ravaged training camp and almost missed the race altogether, but made the start-line in London and delivered a record-setting performance.
He and Kejelcha are now the first two people to run an official marathon in legal conditions in under two hours.
Mahamed Mahamed crossed the line in tenth as the top finishing Briton, but fell short of Mo Farah’s record.
Meanwhile, Tigst Assefa set a new women’s-only record as she successfully defended her London Marathon title on Sunday, finishing in…
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