Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa rewrote the record books in London on Sunday. Was it in part down to the shoes?
Lighter than a bar of soap: The 99g 'super shoes' Sabastian Sawe wore to shatter marathon record
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Sun 06:41 - HLN (BE)
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Mon 12:35 - Sky News (UK)
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Tue 09:06 - Al Jazeera English
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Wed 09:50 - BBC Headlines
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Wed 09:50 - Aftenposten (NO)
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Wed 11:42 - Sky News (UK)
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Wed 12:39 - Al Jazeera English
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Thu 01:33 - BBC Headlines
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Thu 10:14 - Die Welt
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Fri 00:18 - BBC Headlines
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Fri 05:30 - The Telegraph
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Fri 11:55 - Al Jazeera English
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Sun 10:40 - Aftenposten (NO)
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Sun 10:41 - NRK (NO)
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Sun 10:42 - El Pais
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Sun 10:45 - France 24
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Sun 10:45 - Die Welt
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Sun 10:54 - La Libre (BE)
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Sun 11:07 - DW All
Sawe smashes 2-hour mark setting record at London Marathon
Sun 11:07 - DW Top
Sawe smashes 2-hour mark setting record at London Marathon
Sun 12:11 - SRF Wirtschaft
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Sun 12:13 - Euronews
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Sun 12:21 - Le Monde
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Sun 12:39 - BBC Headlines
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Sun 12:46 - Die Welt
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Sun 13:03 - El Mundo (ES)
Kenyan Sabastian Sawe breaks the world marathon record in London with 1h59:30
Sun 15:05 - The Telegraph
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Sun 18:43 - Al Jazeera English
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Mon 04:04 - SRF International
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Mon 04:04 - SRF International
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Mon 05:23 - France 24
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Mon 09:52 - SRF Wirtschaft
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Mon 11:49 - BBC Headlines
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Mon 12:47 - BBC Headlines
Lighter than a bar of soap: The 99g 'super shoes' Sabastian Sawe wore to shatter marathon record