A total of 59,000 runners completed the course in London, including reigning champion Sawe, who crossed the finish line in a record time of 1:59:30.
Sawe shattered the world record of 2:00:35 set by the late Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon.
Another Kenyan, Eliud Kipchoge, ran a marathon segment in 1:59:40.2 in 2019, but that was not achieved in a race under world record conditions.
But how much are professional runners paid for their results in such competitions? We'll take a look below.
All winners of the London Marathon (men, women, and wheelchair race) receive a base prize of ยฃ40,000, or โฌ46,000. The runner-up receives ยฃ24,000 (โฌ27,700).
However, Sawe also earned impressive sums through bonuses.
Any competitor who finishes under the threshold of 2:02:00 (men) or 2:15:00 (women) earns an incredible additional โฌ128,000.
Additionally, for the world record, he received โฌ106,000. He also received a bonus for breaking the London Marathon record, amounting to โฌ21,500.
Thus, after today's race, Sebastian Sawe pocketed an impressive โฌ302,000.