Sebastian Sawe became the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours by winning the London Marathon with a record time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds.Tigst Assefa successfully defended her women's title while setting a new women's-only world record of 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 41 seconds.The event also featured dominant performances in the wheelchair category from
Marcel Hug and
Catherine Debrunner amidst thousands of amateur participants.