Also known as: Kejecha
Ethiopian distance runner who broke the half-marathon world record with 56:51 in August 2026 and finished second at the London Marathon.
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Citizen Digital
… The defending champion was locked in a tight battle with Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha in the closing stages but surged clear to cross the line in 1hr 59min 30sec. …
Sabastian Sawe runs under two hours for first time in marathon historyThe Standard
… The defending champion was locked in a tight battle with Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha in the closing stages but surged clear to cross the line in 1hr 59min 30sec. …
Sawe breaks two-hour mark for first time in marathon historyDefending champions Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia will compete in Sunday's 48th Chicago Marathon alongside a world-class field of more than 55,000 runners. Kiplimo won last year in 2 hours 2 minutes 23 seconds and finished third at the London Marathon with a time of 2:00:28.
10 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Defending champions Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia will compete in Sunday's 48th Chicago Marathon alongside a world-class field of more than 55,000 runners. Kiplimo won last year in 2 hours 2 minutes 23 seconds and finished third at the London Marathon with a time of 2:00:28.
10 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Emmanuel Wanyonyi's 2:11.83 men's 1000m world record, set at the Monaco Diamond League on July 10, was ratified by World Athletics on Thursday. Wanyonyi became the first athlete in almost 27 years to break the men's 1000m record, improving on Noah Ngeny's previous mark of 2:11.96 from 1999.
5 September 2026 · The Standard →
Defending champions Alexander Mutiso and Sheila Chepkirui will return to the Great North Run on September 13 aiming to retain their titles. Mutiso won last year in 1 hour 00 minutes 52 seconds and is using the race as preparation for the Valencia Marathon in December.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe, who broke the two-hour marathon barrier in April's London Marathon with a time of 1 hour 59 minutes 30 seconds, has withdrawn from the Berlin Marathon scheduled for September 27 due to injury, without specifying the nature of the injury.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, 29, became the first man to run a half-marathon under 57 minutes, clocking 56:51 in Buenos Aires on Sunday and breaking Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo's previous record of 57:20.
23 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World Athletics has officially ratified Sebastian Sawe's historic marathon world record of 1:59:30, set at the 2026 London Marathon on April 26, making him the first man to run a record-eligible marathon in under two hours. The time improved the previous world record by 65 seconds.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that African countries should develop local sports ecosystems—including science, recovery, biomechanics, and technology—rather than just producing athletes whose talent generates wealth elsewhere, similar to how raw materials leave the continent for processing abroad.
1 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan Sebastian Sawe won the London Marathon in 1hr 59min 30sec, becoming the first person to break the two-hour mark in a competitive race. World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said the feat captured global imagination and generated extraordinary media coverage.
3 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan marathoner Sabastian Sawe set a world record and ran the first sub-two-hour marathon in legal competition at the 2026 London Marathon, finishing in 1:59:30. The 30-year-old from Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, credited perfect conditions and pacesetter Yomif Kejelcha for the achievement, pending ratification.
1 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan Sebastian Sawe won the London Marathon in 1:59:30, becoming the first man to officially run a marathon under two hours in a legitimate race and breaking Kelvin Kiptum's previous world record of 2:00:35 by more than one minute.
26 April 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon in 1hr 59min 30sec, the first ratified sub-two-hour marathon finish in history. Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha also dipped under two hours (1:59:41), with Uganda's Jacob Kiplomo third (2:00:28).
26 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe broke the two-hour marathon barrier for the first time in official history, winning the London Marathon in 1hr 59min 30sec. Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha finished second in 1:59:41, also dipping under two hours, with Uganda's Jacob Kiplomo third.
26 April 2026 · The Standard →