Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home
BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.
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BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.
Kenya gave a hero’s welcome to Sabastian Sawe, who made history by becoming the first person to officially break the two-hour marathon barrier, clocking 1:59:30 at the London Marathon.
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