NAIROBI, ⁠April 30 (Reuters) - Kenyan marathon runner Sebastian Sawe was feted ⁠by President William Ruto on Thursday after becomingthe ‌first person to complete an official race in less than two hours.

Sawe's winning time of one hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds at the London ​Marathon on Sunday shattered one of ⁠athletics' most elusive barriers, improving ⁠on the previous world record by more than one minute.