Sabastian Sawe broke a marathon world record, and became the first person to break the two-hour mark in men’s marathon, as he reached the finish line in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds. Running a marathon in less than two hours had obsessed runners for years, and that day in London, two men did it: the runner up, Yomif Kejelcha, also finished before two hours, only eleven seconds later.
In his return, he was greeted with honours by the Kenyan President William Ruto, who gifted him a car with a personalised licence…
