This archive report was first published on 23 November 2019.
Kenyan athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei are among the top contenders for the World Athletics Awards, to be held in Monaco on November 23, 2019.
According to the Nation, the awards ceremony will take place at the opulent Grimaldi Forum in Monaco from 8:15 pm local time (10:15 pm Kenyan time).
Brigid Kosgei, who set a world marathon record with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, and 4 seconds at the Chicago Marathon last month, will be competing against Jamaican 100 meters world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Dutch double world champion Sifan Hassan, American world record-breaking hurdler Dalilah Muhammad, and Venezuelan triple jump world champion Yulimar Rojas.
For the men's award, Eliud Kipchoge, who won last year's top men's award, will be competing against Uganda's 10,000 meters world champion Joshua Cheptegei, American world champions Sam Kendricks and Noah Lyles, and Norwegian 400 meters hurdler Karsten Warholm.
Kenyan Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed and Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia are in Monaco to offer support for Kosgei and Kipchoge.
"The fact that the top government officials are here is very humbling for me," Kosgei said in a pre-awards interview.
