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Savi Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier In London

BBC World Service London 16d16d Impact 10

Kenyan athlete Sebastian Sowe completed a run on The Mall in London with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds. Coach Claudio Berardelli stated Sauer was ready for a good performance and benefited from perfect conditions. The performance has been compared to Roger Bannister's sub-4 minute mile. Ethiopia's Tix Assefa set a new women-only record during the same event. Coach Claudio Berardelli described Sebastian Sauer's performance as something he had never seen in 22 years of coaching in Kenya. Adidas carbon technology shoes with redesigned lighter foam were used in the feat. The runner sustained a knee injury during a match for Tottenham Hotspur in Wolverhampton, which he reported on Instagram. The injury is described as hardbreaking and will impact his participation in the World Cup.

Kenyan athlete Sebastian Sowe completed a run on The Mall in London with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds. Coach Claudio Berardelli stated Sauer was ready for a good performance and benefited from perfect conditions. The performance has been compared to Roger Bannister's sub-4 minute mile. Ethiopia's Tix Assefa set a new women-only record during the same event. Coach Claudio Berardelli described Sebastian Sauer's performance as something he had never seen in 22 years of coaching in Kenya. Adidas carbon technology shoes with redesigned lighter foam were used in the feat. The runner sustained a knee injury during a match for Tottenham Hotspur in Wolverhampton, which he reported on Instagram. The injury is described as hardbreaking and will impact his participation in the World Cup. Sebastian Sauer completed the marathon in under two hours, finishing ahead of Ethiopia's Kagalcha. Kagalcha recorded a time of 1:59:41 to take second place, marking the second time a male athlete has broken the two-hour barrier in an official race. Uganda's Kiplomer finished in third place. Savi passed the halfway point at 1 hour 0 minutes and 29 seconds before accelerating in the second half.

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BBC World Service

“Kenya's Sebastian Sowe to cross the finish line on the Mall here in London in an hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds in what was an incredible day for athletics history.”

BBC World Service

“a super trainer that helped indeed Kenya's Sebastian Sowe to cross the finish line on the Mall here in London in an hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds”

RTHK Radio 3 HK

“the guy that won it broke the two-hour time barrier. Sebastian saw, 31-year-old Kenyan, Sebastian saw made history by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon”

RTHK Radio 3 HK

“first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a a competitive race.”

RTHK Radio 3 HK

“the most important thing is that the guy that won it broke the two-hour time barrier. Sebastian Sowe, 31-year-old Kenyan, Sebastian Sowe made history by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a a competitive race.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“Kenyan runner Sebastian Sarway says that today is a day that he'll never forget after becoming the first person to run a sub at 2 hour marathon Competitively, so I completed the London marathon in one hour 59”

RTHK Radio 3 HK

“interestingly, It wasn't just the first person that was sub two hours.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“marathon Competitively, so I completed the London marathon in one hour 59”

RTHK Radio 3 HK

“It wasn't just the first person that was sub two hours. great athletic challenges, you know, which is stood for quite a, well, a lot of time. Yeah, yeah, I think so. That was a ridiculous thing to say, it stood up until he beat you in London Marathon.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“I completed the London marathon in one hour 59 feeling. I'm feeling good. I'm so happy. It's a day to remember for me.”

WBUR Boston

“been made as Kenya's Sebastian Sauer finished the London Marathon in less than two hours.”

BBC World Service

“Kenya's Sebastian Sarway, the winner of the London Marathon and the runner-up, Romif Kajel-Shur.”

BBC World Service

“Sarway, the winner of the London Marathon and the runner-up, Romif Kajel-Shur.”

BBC World Service

“winner of the London Marathon and the runner-up, Romif Kajel-Shur.”

WBUR Boston

“history has been made in London as Kenya, Sebastian Sauer became the first person in history to run a marathon in under two hours in race conditions.”

BBC World Service

“Marathon and the runner-up, Romif Kajel-Shur.”

WBUR Boston

“The 31-year-old crossed the finish line to win in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, more than a minute faster than the late Kelvin Kiptum's previous record set in 2023.”

BBC World Service

“The 31-year-old crossed the finish line to win in one hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds more than a minute faster than the late Kelvin Kipchum's previous record set in 2023.”

Radio ZET

“Nowy rekord świata wynosi teraz godzinę, 59 minut i 30 sekund.”

BBC World Service

“for athletics really yesterday. 59,000 runners in the sunshine and records be”

Times Radio UK

“Sebastian Sory make history by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-2-hour marathon in a competitive race, the 31-year-old Kenyon.”

WBUR Boston

“Ethiopia's Tiktas Sefa defended her London marathon crown. She won last year. She won again yesterday with a time of two hours, 15 minutes and 41 seconds.”

WBUR Boston

“Watching Sebastian Sowe go through the beautiful streets of London and cross the tape was nothing short of breathtaking.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“long-distance running especially in the Marathon watching Sebastian go through the beautiful Let's speak to him now.”

BBC WS backup

“History has been made as Kenya, Sebastian Sauer finished the London Marathon in less than two hours.”

Times Radio UK

“It was an extraordinary athletic feat to witness from all the professionals at one end right through to the amazing people running for incredible charities at the other and everyone in between.”

CNR Voice of China

“萨韦用一小时59分30秒跑完 42.195公里成为世界第一个两小时内完成全程马拉松的选手”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“Kenya's Sebastian Sauer finished the London Marathon in less than two hours.”

WBUR Boston

“Sawa is an exceptional talent and his progression over the past few years are strongly pointed at something special.”

CNR Voice of China

“薩韋用一小时1:59:30跑完 42.195公里 成为世界第一个两小时内完成 全程马拉松的选手”

WBUR Boston

“As you just said, again, Sawa is an exceptional talent and his progression over the past few years are strongly pointed at something special. Many people were celebrating with the British Aiko mission.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“Sawa is an exceptional talent and his progression over the past few years has strongly pointed out that something special was imminent. And just 10 seconds later, somebody else, you know, came across the finish line.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“Sawa is an exceptional talent and his progression over the past few years has strongly pointed out that something special was imminent. There was a quiet confidence around his trajectory before.”

CNR Voice of China

“薩韦用一小时59分30秒跑完 42.195公里 成为世界第一个两小时内完成 全程马拉松的选手”

WBUR Boston

“it's a really history really real time because when we see this was an athlete was having the first marathon of his life in London and he was able to run the Ethiopian Galicia it was it did so well”

CNR Voice of China

“成为世界第一个两小时内完成 全程马拉松的选手”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“to see two people running, making that history, running under two hours in normal race, that was incredible, incredible. And the third one, yes. The third one would have also broken the record”

Skai 100.3

“ο οποίος έκανε λέει τον Μαραθόνιο στο Λονδίνο, σε μία ώρα, πενιδένη”

Skai 100.3

“ένα κενιάτι ο οποίος έκανε λέει τον Μαραθόνιο στο Λονδίνο, σε μία ώρα, πενιδένη.”

Radio Observador

“Achei o creme! das Londres e em 1940, por exemplo, o recorde já se tinha aproximado das duas horas e vinte minutos, portanto, mais próximo da atualidade, ainda assim bastante distante.”

BBC WS backup

“It was history unfolding in real time. As you just said again, Sawa is an exceptional talent and is progression over the past few”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“As the clock stopped at 1.59.30, It was incredible.”

KQED FM

“As the clock stopped at 1.59.30, it was incredible. We were all watching.”

BBC WS backup

“when we see this was an athlete was having the first marathon Is live in London And he was able to run the Tobian Galatia.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“an extraordinary moment. As the clock stopped at 1.59.30, It was incredible. unfolding in real time.”

KQED FM

“And just 10 seconds later, somebody else came across the finish line and he also went under two hours. How incredible was that?”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“we were witnessing really history, really, real time. Because when we see this was an athlete was having the first marathon of his life in London.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“An athlete was having the first marathon of his life in London. And just 10 seconds later, somebody else, you know, came across the finish line and he also went under two hours.”

VRT Radio 1

“Sebastian Savet. Dat is de naam van de man die gisteren in Londen als de eerste mensen ooit een competitie maratongelopen heeft in minder dan twee uur.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“an athlete was having the first marathon of his life in London. two people running, making that history, running under two hours in normal race.”

KQED FM

“and he also went under two hours. How incredible was that? Yes. having the first marathon of his life in London and he was able to run the Tobian Galatia.”

BBC WS backup

“Seeing this young man, Sawa, this was as I said again, it was more of beyond expectation. So it took into new reels of human achievement in marathon running.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“to see two people running, making that history, running under two hours in normal race, that was incredible, incredible. And the third one. Yes, the third one would have also broken the record”

KQED FM

“And just 10 seconds later, somebody else came across the finish line and he also went under two hours. How incredible was that? Yes. having the first marathon of his life in London”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“And the third one. Yes, the third one would have also broken the record, the tours there.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“that young man a sour two people running, making that history, running under two hours in normal race. That was incredible. Incredible.”

KQED FM

“And just 10 seconds later, somebody else came across the finish line and he also went under two hours.”

VRT Radio 1

“eerste mensen ooit een competitie maratongelopen heeft in minder dan twee uur.”

BBC WS backup

“the sportswear company Adidas is very keen to point out that the two people who managed to run the marathon in under two hours did so wearing a brand new Adidas trainer.”

Times Radio UK

“Kenya's Sebastian Sarwe smashed the world record to run the world's first ever sub two hour race that's in race conditions essentially. Crossing the finish line on the mall in one hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds.”

KQED FM

“We're going to stay with this story and Kenya's Sebastian Sowe makes”

BBC WS backup

“Sebastian is an exceptional athlete. I've been coaching in Kenya for 22 years and I thought I had seen pretty much everything, but Sebastian is showing me something which honestly I never thought to see.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“Sub 2 has happened. Sub 2 has happened in London. That was a moment when Kenya Sebastianse made history yesterday.”

KQED FM

“Sub 2 has happened and Sub 2 has happened in London. That was a moment when Kenya Sebastian so it made history yesterday.”

Times Radio UK

“one of the miles, it's been compared to Roger Bannister's sub-4 minute mile and during the course of the race, I think to shake off his competitors.”

BBC WS backup

“there was also a new women only record set in the women's race as Ethiopia's Tix Assefa defended”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“It was one for the history books clearly as there was not just one but two runners that crossed the finish line under two hours.”

KQED FM

“not just one but two runners that crossed the finish line under two hours.”

BBC WS backup

“only record set in the women's race as Ethiopia's Tix Assefa defended”

RAI Radio 3

“Una corsa nella storia in franto per la prima volta è il muro delle due ore nella Maratona di Londra, un'impresa clamorosa, una sfida che da sempre impegna l'uomo contro i suoi stessi limiti.”

Times Radio UK

“of his closing 5Ks. He was 10 seconds off the current world.”

BBC Radio 4

“Under two hours, nobody has ever done this. They said it couldn't be done. Sebastian Sarwe is going to...”

Omroep Brabant

“geblesseerd aan zijn knie in de wedstrijd van zijn club Tottenham Hotspur. Het is een tegenvaller voor oranje-bondscoach Ronald Koeman.”

BCC News Taiwan

“肯亞選手薩威 以一個小時又59分30秒奪下的冠軍 他不但成功未免也成為史上第一位 在正式競賽當中 跑進了兩個小時之內的馬拉松選手”

BCC News Taiwan

“In the official competition, the marathon runner entered under two hours. Sauer passed the halfway point at 1:00:29 and continued to accelerate. Near the finish, Sauer sprinted to pull ahead. Kagalcha took second with 1:59:41, becoming the second man to break two hours in an official race.”

BCC News Taiwan

“在正式競賽當中 跑進了兩個小時之內的馬拉松選手 前半程薩威以1小時0分29秒通過半程點...卡加爾查以1小時59分41秒獲得亞軍”

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