Sawe, London Marathon and Kenya
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The sub-two-hour marathon was once a mythical and impossible barrier. On Sunday, it finally fell. Sebastian Sawe moved through the streets of London in a blur of speed and didn't just break the world record.
Nandi senator Samson Cherargei asked the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) not to tax Sebastian Sawe, a Kenyan who won the London Marathon with a new record.
President William Ruto has awarded history maker Sebastian Sawe a total of KSh 8 million in recognition of his historic sub-two-hour marathon feat in London.
The moment Sebastian Sawe crossed the tape, everything he was wearing instantly transformed from equipment into artifact. But was it treated that way in real time?Were the shoes immediately secured? Was the singlet authenticated on the spot?
Sebastian Sawe made history as the first man to run a sub-two-hour marathon at the London Marathon, receiving a hero's welcome upon his return to Kenya.
President Ruto gifts him $62,000 and a car after the runner’s aircraft receives a water cannon salute in Nairobi.
Kenyan marathon runner Sebastian Sawe was honored by President William Ruto for breaking the two-hour marathon barrier, setting a new world record in the London Marathon at 1:59:30. Sawe's achievement sparked national and global inspiration,
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