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Eliud Kipchoge wins prestigious award ahead of Kenenisa Bekele showdown

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, celebrates after a successful attempt to run a marathon in under two hours in Vienna, Austria, October 12, 2019. [REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo]

It was a memorable night at the Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) gala as world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge was declared on 2019 over sports personality title in Mombasa on Friday night.

Fireworks lit up the night sky at Mombasa Sports Club to crown as the sonorous cheers livened the air as Kipchoge walked to the podium to receive the prize. Kipchoge won the 018 crown at Fort Jesus Museum in Mombasa.

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