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Two racers break the two-hour barrier in London Marathon.

Sabastian Sawe was first to cross the finish, setting a new world record with a time of 1:59:30. Yomif Kejelcha wasn’t far behind, finishing in 1:59:41, making him the second man to run a sub-two-hour marathon. Nike targeted this goal in 2016 with Breaking2, but couldn’t quite reach it, as Eliud Kipchoge won in 2:00:25.

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