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Brigid Kosgei nominated for 2021 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award

By Robert Abong'o | Feb. 24, 2021
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei celebrates on the podium after winning the London Marathon in London, England, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. (John Sibley/Pool via AP)

London Marathon champion Kenyan Brigid Kosgei has been nominated for the 2021 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award.

Other nominees include Japan’s tennis star Naomi Osaka, cycler Anna van der Breggen from the Netherlands, US basketballer Breanna Stewart, Italian skier Federica Brignone and Wendie Renard, the French footballer.

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