A look at some notable milestones achieved in world athletics over the years
George Mihalcea
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. Here’s a list of other notable milestones in world athletics and where the records stand now: 100 meters U.S. sprinter Jim Hines became the first man to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters in 1968. The current world record in the 100 belongs to
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