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World's best marathon runner Sabastian Sawe chooses Berlin over Tokyo worlds

By Stephen Rutto, AFP | 9mos ago

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe crosses the line to win the men's race at the 2025 London Marathon in central London on April 27, 2025. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Kenya's world-leading marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has decided to run September's Berlin marathon instead of the world championships in Tokyo.

Already a winner of two marathons in Valencia in December 2024 and London last April, Sawe was expected to spearhead the Kenyan men's challenge at the Tokyo worlds.

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