On this day, April 26

2026

• Sports10/01/2026@SportDesk

  Sabastian Sawe Runs 1:59:30 at the London Marathon, the First Sub-Two-Hour Race

  Buckingham Palace, Ambassador's Court, Victoria, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 1AA, United KingdomWorld Marathon Majors

  

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  World Athletics^[1] reports the race on Sunday 26 April 2026, and Wikipedia's^[2] 2026 London Marathon article agrees.

  Sabastian Sawe won the 2026 London Marathon in a world-record 1:59:30, the first sub-two-hour marathon in race conditions, while Tigst Assefa lowered the women-only record to 2:15:41.

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