PHOTOS: Meet Eliud Kipchoge’s International rival athletes

This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2018 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the IAAF Athletics Awards 2018 in Monaco on Tuesday 4 December.

The 10 nominees were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of the IAAF.

Kenyan celebrated athlete and London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge, Timothy Cheruiyot and Emmanuel Korir are among 10 nominees for 2018 IAAF Male Athlete of the Year.

Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)

 

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– London Marathon champion
– Berlin Marathon champion with the biggest improvement on a men’s marathon world record since 1967

The IAAF is pleased to confirm a list of 10 nominees for Male World Athlete of the Year who were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of the IAAF.

Other athletes who are competing  for 2018 Male World Athlete of the Year are:

1.Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN)
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– World leads at both 1500m and one mile, with nine out of 11 wins across those distances

– Diamond League champion
– Silvers at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships
2. Christian Coleman (USA)
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– World indoor record and world indoor champion at 60m

– World lead and Diamond League champion at 100m
3.Armand Duplantis (SWE)
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– European champion at pole vault with a world-leading height

– World under-20 champion
– Eight world under-20 records or bests, indoors and out
4. Emmanuel Korir (KEN)

– World lead and the world’s fastest at 800m since 2012
– Diamond League champion, Continental Cup winner and African Championships silver
– World number six at 400m
5. Abderrahman Samba (QAT)
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– World lead and unbeaten in nine finals at 400m hurdles, setting the world’s quickest time since 1992

– Asian Games champion at 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay
– Continental Cup winner
– Asian Indoor champion at 4x400m relay
6.Tomas Walsh (NZL)
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– World lead with the world’s longest shot put since 2003

– World Indoor, Commonwealth Games and Diamond League champion
Others include…
Noah Lyles (USA)
– World lead and unbeaten in his five races at 200m, including at the Diamond League final
– Continental Cup winner at 100m & 4x100m
– World lead at 150m straight
Luvo Manyonga (RSA)
– Diamond League and Commonwealth Games champion at long jump
– Silvers at World Indoor and African Championships
Kevin Mayer (FRA)
– World Indoor champion at heptathlon
– World record at decathlon, when he scored exactly the same number of points on each of the two days

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