Kenya’s Finest Kipchoge Can Only be Stopped By Himself

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The IAAF’s World Male Athlete of the Year Eliud Kipchoge was recognized at the Laureus Awards in Monaco on Monday for his extraordinary performances in the past year despite failing to clinch the major award of the night, the male sportsman of the year trophy.

Kipchoge shaved 78 seconds of the world record on his way to clinching the Berlin Marathon title in September 2018 and that memorable and historic run has earned him a Laureus recognition.

This was the biggest single improvement on a men’s marathon world record since 1967.

“I want to thank all my fans across all social media platforms, I thank everyone especially those who love the sport. A running world or a sporting world is a peaceful world; a sporting world is a healthy world, a sporting world is a wealthy world, a sporting world is an enjoyable world,” Kipchoge said after receiving his award at the ceremony held in the prestigious French principality of Monaco.

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The Olympic champion was also a finalist for the World Sportsman of the Year award, which went to tennis champion Novak Djokovic for the fourth time.

“It means a lot (to be recognised by the Laureus Academy),” Kipchoge added. “It means that I have been making a big impact in this world – to be recognised for exceptional achievement not just in athletics, but in the whole category of sport. It’s nice to mingle with the people from tennis, from basketball, from motor racing, from football, from gymnastics.”

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Kipchoge is now preparing to defend his title in London in April.
The 34-year-old Kenyan won the London Marathon in April last year in 2:04:17, finishing comfortably ahead of one of the deepest marathon fields in history.

It’s going well,” he said. “I want to win London for the fourth time.”

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