By AYUMBA AYODIMore by this AuthorOlympic marathon champion and World Marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is the 2019 World Athletics Male Athlete of the year. Kipchoge, 35, beat four other contestants to retain the award during the World Athletics gala in Monaco on Saturday night. Kipchoge beat World Cross Country and World 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei from Uganda, World 200m champion Noah Lyles (USA), World 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm (Norway) and World pole vault champion Sam Kendricks (USA). Kenya's athlete Eliud Kipchoge (screen) gives a speech via a video live as he receives the Male Athlete of the Year award during the IAAF World Athletics Awards ceremony, on November 23, 2019, in Monaco. She broke world record with 52.20 at the US Championships before improving her own world record to win the world 400m hurdles title in 52.16 in Doha.

Source: The Star November 23, 2019 20:37 UTC