World Marathon record holder, Eliud Kipchoge, has been awarded the Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement award 2019. Kipchoge broke the marathon world record in a time of 2:01:39 at the Berlin Marathon.
Kipchoge alongside Tennis sensation Novak Djokovic of Serbia was also nominated for the sportsman of the year award.
Kipchoge clinched to the top by beating the world record by 78 seconds.
🙌 New marathon world record
😯 Beat the record by 78 secondsCongratulations @EliudKipchoge, the definition of #Laureus19 Academy Exceptional Achievement 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/wBBnN8uNl8
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) February 18, 2019
“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.
"A running world is a peaceful world."
"A sporting world is an enjoyable world."
Well said @EliudKipchoge and what an unbelievable feat 🙌#Laureus19 pic.twitter.com/NLO4dCpAOs
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) February 18, 2019