India, May 12 -- There's a new face with the potential to dominate marathons in future. Just a few weeks back, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya made history, becoming the first man to break the two-hour mark barrier in the London Marathon. The 31-year-old won the World Athletics Platinum Label road race, recording a time of one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. Sawe managed to shave 65 seconds off the previous world record, set by the late Kelvin Kiptum in Chicago in 2023. With this performance in the London Marathon, Sawe became the first athlete to run a legal sub-two-hour marathon, surpassing Eliud Kipchoge's timing of one hour, 59 seconds and 41 seconds exhibition performance from 2019.

Sawe's achievement also shed light on the super shoe that...