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

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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