Wiper Democratic Movement party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has hailed Sabastian Sawe for winning the 2025 London Marathon.

Kalonzo said Sawe’s grit and determination set him apart from his rivals and that his achievement will be remembered by future generations.

“Many congratulations, Sebastian Sawe, on winning the Men’s London Marathon with a winning time of 2:02:27. Your solo breakout with 10 kilometres to go will not only go down in history but will be remembered by future generations.

“Well done, and we are so proud of you and all Kenyan athletes who put their bodies on the line to redefine what is the standard of running excellence,” Kalonzo said in a post on X on Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Sawe conquers London

Sawe beat top rivals to emerge as a clear winner of the London Marathon.

The 2024’s fastest marathoner and Valencia Marathon champion conquered the London course to win his first World Marathon Major. He secured the London Marathon gong by clocking 2:02:27, and that’s two marathons and two big wins for the star.

Eliud Kipchoge, a previous London Marathon winner, finished sixth after clocking 2:05:25.

In the women’s category, Tigst Assefa won as Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei finished second.

Assefa, an Olympic silver medalist and former marathon world record holder, registered a women’s-only world record of 2:15:50. The previous record was 2:16:16 by Peres Jepchirchir, registered in 2024.

She finished hard to stride over the finish line in 2:15:50—the third-fastest marathon of her career behind the 2:11:53 she ran to win in Berlin in 2023, a mark that at the time was a world record for a women’s marathon in a mixed race, and her 2:15:37 also from Berlin in 2022, as per World Athletics.

Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei clocked 2:18:43 to finish second ahead of Sifan Hassan, who timed 2:18:59 and finished third.