Heroic welcome: The new Marathon World Record Holder Sabastian Sawe, second (right), accompanied by Amos Kipruto (left), is welcomed by Nandi County Governor Stephen Sang (right) and Uasin Gishu County Deputy Governor Evans Kapkea after landing at Eldoret International Airport in Eldoret City, Uasin Gishu County, in a Kenya Air Force aircraft on April 30, 2026. This is following his triumph at the London Marathon, where he set the new record of 1:59:30, breaking the late Kelvin Kiptum’s record of 2:00:35.