Eliud Kipchoge delighted after being named male athlete of the year

Kenyan Olympian and World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has expressed his delight after being named World Athletics athlete of the year on Saturday.

The sub-two-hour record holder retained the award thanks to his barrier-busting marathon in Vienna in October 2019.

Kipchoge, who holds the official world record of 2:01:39 did not hide his delight after being named the winner of the prestigious price.

The 2018 Berlin Marathon world record holder took to social media to acknowledge his accomplishment twitting a photo of himself captioned:

Following his win at the World Athletics Awards 2019, Kipchoge has received praise on social media with many people congratulating him for his outstanding performance.

Stivo Simple Boy

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GOAT

Kanda wesley

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Congratulations, you are in your own league, a great inspiration to ALL. Indeed no human is limited

Ronoh K Clinton

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Congratulations Eliud! Truly no human is limited, more to come, more blessings brother.

Jackson Wanyama

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You are a phenomenal, a person like you only comes once in a millennium. We blessed to have you in our lifetime

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Congrats

@EliudKipchoge

, you and your life is an inspiration to millions of people across the world!! God bless! and good luck to many more endeavors of yours

Andrew Pantlin

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You definitely deserved it you are an amazing inspiration to humanity. Anything is possible with hard work and determination and a team working together.