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A look at some notable milestones achieved in world athletics over the years

Track Records - (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribu)

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya became the first person to break the 2-hour barrier in an official marathon on Sunday.

Sawe smashed the men’s world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds.

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