NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a hero's welcome home Wednesday, complete with a water cannon sal…
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Sabastian Sawe poses for a selfie with an airport worker after arriving on a plane from London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, after setting a new world record in the marathon. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Corrects spelling of first name to Sabastian, not Sebastian
Traditional dancers perform to welcome Sabastian Sawe after he arrived on a plane from London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, after breaking the marathon world record (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Corrects spelling of first name to Sabastian, not Sebastian
Sabastian Sawe poses with air hostesses aboard a plane from London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, after setting a new world record in the marathon. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Corrects spelling of first name to Sabastian, not Sebastian
Sabastian Sawe is welcomed after arriving on a flight from London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, after setting a new world record in the marathon. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Corrects spelling of first name to Sabastian, not Sebastian
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LONDON (AP) — Sabastian Sawe hopes the stringent testing regime he underwent before becoming the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barri…
Sabastian Sawe from Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 26, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe poses with Olympic Ring sun-glasses during an interview with The Associated Press after winning the London Marathon, in London, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe speaks during an interview with The Associated Press after winning the London Marathon in London, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Sebastian Sawe from Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 26, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)