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Kipyegon and Kipchoge to battle Chelsea’s Mendy for BBC African Sports Personality of the Year

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Kenya's Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon celebrates winning the final of the women's 1,500m athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 7, 2017.  AFP PHOTO

Olympic 1,500m steeplechase champion Faith Kipyegon and Olympic Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge have been shortlisted for the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year award.

The two Kenyan athletes are among six contenders for the accolade who were chosen by a panel of journalists from Africa and the United Kingdom.

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