CutTheClutter: 2-hour marathon barrier breached:How science & tech are fuelling ambition in sports,& super shoe race
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The London Marathon 2026 saw Kenyan long-distance runner Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia shatter the two-hour barrier. Sawe reset the world record for men’s, while Ethiopian long-distance runner Tigst Assefa set a new women’s world record, beating her own best. In Episode 1831 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the significance of these developments, how science & tech are fuelling ambition in sports and the super shoe race
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