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[[World record]]s in the [[marathon]] are ratified by [[World Athletics]], the international [[Sport governing body|governing body]] for the sport of [[athletics (sport)|athletics]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} |
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[[World record]]s in the [[marathon]] are ratified by [[World Athletics]], the international [[Sport governing body|governing body]] for the sport of [[athletics (sport)|athletics]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} |
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[[Sebastian Sawe]] set the latest world record of 1:59:30 at the [[London Marathon]] on [[26 April]] [[2026]][{cite web|url=https://results.tcslondonmarathon.com/2026/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9TG2O3HQ510F34&lang=EN_CAP&event=ELIT&page=2&search_event=ELIT|title=TCL London Marathon 2026|access-date=2026-04-26}}]. Kenyan athlete [[Kelvin Kiptum]] set a men's world record time of 2:00:35 on October 8, 2023, at the [[2023 Chicago Marathon]], a mixed-sex race.[{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/08/kelvin-kiptum-world-marathon-record/|title=Kelvin Kiptum nearly breaks two-hour barrier with world marathon record|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=October 8, 2023}}][{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/chicago-marathon-2023-kiptum-smashes-kipchoge-world-record-sifan-hassan/|title=Chicago Marathon 2023: Kelvin Kiptum smashes Eliud Kipchoge's world record|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=October 8, 2023|archive-date=October 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009040134/https://olympics.com/en/news/chicago-marathon-2023-kiptum-smashes-kipchoge-world-record-sifan-hassan|url-status=live}}] |
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[[Sabastian Sawe]] set the latest world record of 1:59:30 at the [[London Marathon]] on [[26 April]] [[2026]][{cite web|url=https://results.tcslondonmarathon.com/2026/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9TG2O3HQ510F34&lang=EN_CAP&event=ELIT&page=2&search_event=ELIT|title=TCL London Marathon 2026|access-date=2026-04-26}}]. Kenyan athlete [[Kelvin Kiptum]] set a men's world record time of 2:00:35 on October 8, 2023, at the [[2023 Chicago Marathon]], a mixed-sex race.[{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/08/kelvin-kiptum-world-marathon-record/|title=Kelvin Kiptum nearly breaks two-hour barrier with world marathon record|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=October 8, 2023}}][{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/chicago-marathon-2023-kiptum-smashes-kipchoge-world-record-sifan-hassan/|title=Chicago Marathon 2023: Kelvin Kiptum smashes Eliud Kipchoge's world record|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=October 8, 2023|archive-date=October 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009040134/https://olympics.com/en/news/chicago-marathon-2023-kiptum-smashes-kipchoge-world-record-sifan-hassan|url-status=live}}] |
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Kenyan athlete [[Ruth Chepng'etich]] broke the women's world record with a time of 2:09:56 on October 13, 2024, at the [[2024 Chicago Marathon]], a mixed-sex race.[{{Cite news |title=Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashes world record by nearly 2 minutes at Chicago Marathon |date=2024-10-13 |url=https://apnews.com/article/chicago-marathon-ruth-chepngetich-world-record-a0ac28b89f4763cc8150ae301e369176 |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}] |
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Kenyan athlete [[Ruth Chepng'etich]] broke the women's world record with a time of 2:09:56 on October 13, 2024, at the [[2024 Chicago Marathon]], a mixed-sex race.[{{Cite news |title=Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashes world record by nearly 2 minutes at Chicago Marathon |date=2024-10-13 |url=https://apnews.com/article/chicago-marathon-ruth-chepngetich-world-record-a0ac28b89f4763cc8150ae301e369176 |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}] |