Gabby Logan’s ‘cringe’ London Marathon moment slammed by BBC viewers | Other | Sport

Gabby Logan was slated online for her suggestion that Sabastian Sawe should celebrate his London Marathon win with some fish and chips and a beer. The Kenyan stormed to victory on Sunday to clinch his second-consecutive win at the event, shattering the late Kelvin Kiptum’s marathon world record with a time of 1:59:30.

Logan, who was fronting the BBC‘s coverage of the London Marathon had the chance to interview Sawe in the aftermath of his win, probing the athlete on how he plans on restoring his energy after such an endurance test. 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?”

Sawe failed to respond to the question, laughing nervously while holding the shoe he completed the race in with his time written on the side of the sole. Logan then started laughing herself as she said: “No? Okay.”

When Sawe finally replied: “Thank you, thank you,” Logan added: “Thank you so much. I think I would before twisting her face.”

While Logan ultimately saw the funny side of her own joke, social media users responding to the clip weren’t so kind to the 53-year-old. One wrote: “Gabbys laughed at her own s*** joke here,” while another said: “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 observed: “That was awkward.”

It comes as Sawe was quick to thank racing fans watching from the wings 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.”

In the wheelchair races, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the men’s competition for the sixth year in a row and the eighth time in total. That equals a record set by David Weir. Catherine Debrunner was also able to defend her own title in the women’s wheelchair race.