Marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe is injured and out of comeback run in Berlin
- Marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe withdrew from the BMW Berlin Marathon due to an unspecified injury, forcing the 31-year-old Kenyan to cancel his title defense in Germany.
- Sawe achieved global fame at the London Marathon in April, becoming the first runner to break the two-hour barrier with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds.
- "I had been looking forward to achieving something special on the streets of Berlin and crossing the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate," Sawe said in a statement; he did not specify the injury.
- The Berlin Marathon will now be headlined by the women's field, led by Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa, who broke the world record on the course in 2023.
- Sawe previously stated, "show the world that we can run clean and also run fast," emphasizing his commitment to a rigorous drug-testing regime amid doping concerns in Kenyan running.
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The Kenyan Sabastian Sawe, who became the first man to break the mythical two-hour barrier on an official marathon (1h59:30), announced on Thursday that he will be low for the Berlin marathon next 27 September due to an injury. The Berlin marathon would be the first for Sawe since that of London in April, where he established his brand, improving in more than a minute the old record of Kelvin Kiptum (2h00:35). "With regret in the heart, I inform…
World record holder Sawe withdraws from Berlin Marathon
Berlin, which will take place on September 27, was due to be Sawe's first outing since April when he broke the two-hour barrier with a run of 1 hour 59 minutes 30 seconds to win the London Marathon. "It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that I am forced to withdraw from the Berlin Marathon due to injury," the 31-year-old wrote on Instagram without specifying the nature of his injury. "I had been looking forward to achieving something…
The Berlin Marathon has to give up its defending champion: world record holder Sabastian Sawe has cancelled his start due to an injury.
The Kenyan, who was to defend his title on the Berlin marathon on 27 September, announced his package due to an injury.
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