Just now, marathon world record holder and defending Berlin Marathon champion Sabastian Sawe (Sabastian Sawe) has withdrawn from the 2026 Berlin Marathon, which will be held on September 27, due to injury.

Sawe said: “It is with a heavy heart that I tell everyone that, due to injury, I have to withdraw from the Berlin Marathon. I had been looking forward to performing well on Berlin’s course and crossing the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate. I also hoped to give back to this event and its organizers, and I thank them for their strong support.”

Sawe’s withdrawal is of course a pity, but the race still assembles many top athletes and remains likely to deliver an outstanding competition, especially in the women’s field:

Tigst Assefa (Tigst Assefa), as the women’s-only marathon world record holder (2:15:41) and two-time Berlin champion, will go after the women’s marathon world record (2:09:56).

Chinese elites He Jie, Zhang Deshun, Huizhang, Tiedan, Zhu Qing and others will also compete and deserve our continued attention.

With Sawe withdrawing from Berlin, Yomif Kejelcha (Yomif Kejelcha) just set a new half-marathon world record of 56:51 at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon.

Will the marathon world record change hands at the Chicago Marathon on October 11? Can the “Bamboo Pole” pull off records in both the full marathon and the half marathon? What do you think?

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