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Record-breaking Brigid Kosgei nominated for IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year award

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Brigid Kosgei of Kenya addresses the media after breaking the world record to win the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 13, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Quinn Harris/Getty Images/AFP

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has released a list of nominees for 2019 Female World Athlete of the Year.

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei made the shortlist after smashing the women’s marathon world record by more than a minute at the Chicago marathon on Sunday.

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