Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
DOHA: With just 12 days to go until the World Athletics Awards 2019, IAAF has announced the names of the five finalists for the ‘Male World Athlete of the Year 2019’.
The five athletes, who represent four countries from three Area associations, have illustrated excellence across nearly all athletics disciplines in 2019.
The winners will be announced live on stage at the World Athletics Awards 2019 in Monaco on November 23.
The finalists:
Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
- Won world cross-country title in Aarhus
- Won world 10,000m title in a world-leading 26:48.36
- Won Diamond League 5000m title
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- Won London Marathon in a course record of 2:02:37
- Ran 1:59:40.2 for 42.195km in Vienna
Sam Kendricks (USA)
- Won world pole vault title
- Cleared a world-leading 6.06m to win the US title
- Won 12 of his 17 outdoor competitions, including the Diamond League final
Karsten Warholm (NOR)
- Won the world 400m hurdles title
- Undefeated indoors and outdoors at all distances.
- Clocked world-leading 46.92, the second-fastest time in history
Noah Lyles (USA)
- Won world 200m and 4x100m titles
- Ran a world-leading 19.50 to move to fourth on the world all-time list
