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Kenyan Sebastian Sawe Wins London Sub-2-Hour Marathon

4/28/2026

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Sebastian Sawe (Kenyan runner) won the London Marathon in 1:59:30, becoming the first runner to finish a marathon in under two hours.
He entered a 12-month Adidas-funded anti-doping program with 25 out-of-competition tests before each major race.
Adidas gave $50,000 to the Athletics Integrity Unit and provided Sawe a shoe weighing less than half a typical running shoe.
Sawe called doping a cancer in Kenya.

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Story summary

Sebastian Sawe (Kenyan runner) won the London Marathon in 1:59:30, becoming the first runner to finish a marathon in under two hours.
He entered a 12-month Adidas-funded anti-doping program with 25 out-of-competition tests before each major race.
Adidas gave $50,000 to the Athletics Integrity Unit and provided Sawe a shoe weighing less than half a typical running shoe.
Sawe called doping a cancer in Kenya.