Gabby Logan spoke with the men’s race winner Sabastian Sawe following the elite race in the London Marathon.
Gabby Logan has faced a backlash online after suggesting that Sabastian Sawe should celebrate his London Marathon victory with fish and chips and a beer. The Kenyan powered to glory on Sunday to claim his second consecutive triumph at the event, obliterating the late Kelvin Kiptum’s marathon world record with a stunning time of 1:59:30.
Logan, who was leading the BBC’s coverage of the London Marathon, interviewed Sawe following his historic win. She asked the athlete how he planned to replenish his energy after such a gruelling feat.
She said: “What’s the first meal you have when you become the first man to break sub-two hours? Do you go sit down now and have some fish and chips and a beer?”
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Sawe appeared confused, laughing nervously while clutching the shoe he had worn during the race, which had his finishing time written on the sole. Logan then broke into laughter herself, saying: “No? Okay.”
When Sawe eventually responded, he said: “Thank you, thank you,” Logan added: “Thank you so much. I think I would,” before twisting her face.
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Although Logan managed to see the funny side of her own quip, social media users reacting to the clip were less forgiving towards the 53-year-old.
One wrote: “Gabbys laughed at her own s*** joke here,” while another commented: “First meal? Sports journalist smh, fish and chips & a beer; you must be kidding.”
A third fumed: “What a stupid question. Why on earth would he want to eat such unhealthy deep fried food after running an amazing race like this ordering a disgusting beer,” while a fourth simply remarked: “That was awkward.”
Meanwhile, Sawe was quick to express his gratitude to the spectators lining the route in his post-race interview. He said: “I saw the time and I was so excited.”
He added: “First of all I want to thank the crowds. They help a lot. They helped a lot. You feel so happy and strong and pushing. What comes for me today is not for me alone but all of us in London.”
Sawe was not the only athlete to make history at the 2026 London Marathon, however. Tigst Assefa also secured back-to-back victories in the women’s elite race, crossing the line in 2:15:41 and knocking nine seconds off her time from last year’s event, which was already the women’s London Marathon record.
In the wheelchair races, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug claimed the men’s title for the sixth consecutive year and eighth time overall, equalling a record previously set by David Weir. Catherine Debrunner also successfully defended her crown in the women’s wheelchair race.
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