Kenya welcomes marathon record holder: Sawe broke the two-hour marathon barrier in London

Kenyan long-distance runner Sebastian Sawe has returned home to a hero’s welcome after making history at the London Marathon. The 30-year-old became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, shattering the previous world record by more than a minute.

Al Jazeera's Catherine Soi reports from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

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