Kenya’s Sawe sees off elite rivals with astonishing burstTigst Assefa wins women’s race after gruelling battle
Sabastian Sawe is still a 26-mile novice, but he won a blistering London Marathon with a staggering injection of pace – and a move that would have made any veteran purr.
On a day where Tigst Assefa won the women’s race and the Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee finished 14th in his debut marathon, Sawe attacked at a drinks station at 30km when there were still more than half a dozen big names around him.
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