Kenya's Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in an official race. Sawe completed the distance in one hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds, smashing the previous world record by 65 seconds.
The performance redefined what was thought possible over the marathon distance, as Sawe broke the previous world record of 2:00:35 held by Kelvin Kiptum. Defending his title, the Kenyan athlete fulfilled his pre-race world record prediction to enter the history books.
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha also posted a time under two hours, finishing in 1:59:41. In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa retained her crown and broke her own world record, crossing the finish line in two hours, 15 minutes, and 41 seconds.