A look at some notable milestones achieved in world athletics over the years

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya became the first person to break the 2-hour barrier in an official marathon on Sunday.

Sawe smashed the men’s world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds.

Here's a list of other notable milestones in world athletics and where the records stand now:

U.S. sprinter Jim Hines became the first man to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters in 1968.

The current world record in the 100 belongs to Usain Bolt, whose time of 9.58 seconds came in 2009.

American runner Tommie Smith was the first man to break 20 seconds in 1968, with a time of 19.83 seconds.

Bolt has the current record with 19.19 seconds, also from 2009.

In between, Michael Johnson ran 19.32 at the Atlanta Games in 1996. Noah Lyles ran 19.31 in 2022 to take the iconic U.S. record from Johnson.

Czech runner Jarmila Kratochvilova became the first woman to break 48 seconds in the 400 meters (47.99) in 1983. Two years later, East Germany's Marita Koch bettered that with a run of 47.60 that is still the world record.

Last year, America's Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone became the first woman since the Eastern Bloc era to crack 48 when she ran 47.78 at world championships.

McLaughlin-Levrone, who has lowered the record in the 400 hurdles by more than 2 seconds to 50.37 since 2021, has put the 50-second mark in that event in her sights.

Britain's Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes in 1954.

The then-Oxford University medical student overtook the second of his pacemakers on the final lap of the race on Oxford’s Iffley Road track to finish in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds.

Since then, more than 1,000 athletes have run the mile in under four minutes, according to World Athletics. The current record dates to 1999: 3:43.13 by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj.

One of the most amazing world records in track and field history came in 1968, when Bob Beamon jumped 8.90 meters (29 feet, 2 1/4 inches) at the Mexico City Olympics.

That mark has been broken once — in 1991 by Mike Powell, whose jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4 1/4 inches) is among the oldest in the athletics record book.

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FILE - Bob Beamon of El Paso, Tex., sobs into his hands in joy on Oct. 18, 1968 at the Olympic track stadium in Mexico City. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - A happy Marita Koch of East Germany raises her arms in victory after crossing the finish line to win the 400-metre event at the World Cup of Athletics in Montreal, Canada, Aug. 26, 1979. (AP PhotoStaff/Drew, File)

FILE - In this May 6, 1954, file photo, British Athlete Roger Bannister breaks the tape to become the first man ever to break the four minute barrier in the mile at Iffly Field in Oxford, England. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2009, file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates setting a new men's 100m world record at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

BOSTON (AP) — Josh Doan had a goal and an assist during Buffalo’s four-goal first-period, and Alex Lyon stopped 21 shots to lead the Sabres to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson and Bowen Byram also scored to help Buffalo open a 4-0 lead against a Boston team that needed a win at home to avoid moving to the brink of elimination. Beck Malenstyn and Alex Tuch scored 84 seconds apart in the third period to make it 6-0 and chase Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman.

The Sabres, who won the Atlantic Division to end an NHL-record 14-year playoff drought, can finish off the best-of-seven series in Game 5 on Tuesday night in Buffalo for their first playoff series win since 2007.

Krebs scored 4:17 into the game, Doan’s goal came less than three minutes later and Benson followed two minutes after that. When Byram made it 4-0 just 14:24 into the game, it was Buffalo’s second four-goal period of the series; the Sabres rallied from a 2-0 third-period deficit to win 4-3 in Game 1.

The last time the Bruins allowed four goals in the first period of a playoff game, they were facing the Hartford Whalers in the first round of the 1991 postseason. Sean Kuraly scored a short-handed goal in the final minute to avert the Bruins' first shoutout of the season.

Swayman stopped 23 shots in 46 minutes, 41 seconds for Boston, which returned to the postseason under first-year coach Marco Sturm after a one-year absence. Joonas Korpisalo stopped all six shots he faced the rest of the way.

Buffalo’s power-play woes continued — sort of. After failing to score on their first 13 man advantages in the series — and their last 22 in the regular season — the Sabres’ second goal came just after a Boston penalty expired, but before Viktor Arvidsson had gotten back into play.

But they were officially 0 for 2 on the power play, extending their drought to 15 in the series and 37 overall.

The Sabres will have a chance to eliminate Boston in Buffalo on Tuesday night, with a Game 6 back at the TD Garden on Friday, if necessary.

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Boston Bruins' Hampus Lindholm (27) falls on Buffalo Sabres' Tyson Kozak (48) while battling for the puck during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Buffalo Sabres' Zach Benson (6) celebrates his goal with teammates Bowen Byram (4), Noah Ostlund (86), Josh Doan (91) and Owen Power (25) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Boston Bruins, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Buffalo Sabres' Zach Benson (6) scores on Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman (1) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Buffalo Sabres' Josh Doan (91) celebrates his goal with Zach Benson (6) beside Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman (1) and Charlie McAvoy (73) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)