Sebastian Sawe smashes world record with sub-two-hour time to win London Marathon while Peter Lynch breaks Irish record in ninth

On a landmark day at the London Marathon, Kilkenny’s Peter Lynch has smashed the Irish record – the 28-year-old Kilkenny athlete clocking 2:06:08 to finish ninth as Kenya’s Sebastian Sawe obliterated the men’s world record to take victory in 1:59:30.