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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe welcomed home in chaotic celebrations

www.bbc.com·Barbara Plett Usher·about 1 month ago
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'I did not expect it': Kenya's Sabastian Sawe welcomed home with jubilant celebrations 2 hours ago Barbara Plett Usher, Africa correspondent and Toby Mann Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home Kenya's Sebastian Sawe has returned home to joyous scenes after becoming the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in competitive race conditions. His incredible achievement at the London Marathon on Sunday is being celebrated in Kenya, where officials welcomed him home in the midst of a crush of cameras at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the capital Nairobi. His parents were also present to greet him, days after he achieved the holy grail of marathon running by becoming the first man to finish under two hours with an official time of 01:59:30. "I am happy about this good day, that you came to celebrate with me, I did not expect it," Sawe told the crowd.…

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