Eliud Kipchoge nominated for IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year award

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge's mother, Janet Rotich (R) watches a television broadcast on October 12, 2019, with relatives at her home in the village of Kapsisisywa, some 30kms southwest of Eldoret, in Kenya, as they celebrate Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge victory. [Photo by BRIAN ONGORO / AFP]

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

Guess whose name has been included? The greatest marathoner of his generation and Kenya’s most-daring son Eliud Kipchoge has made the shortlist for obvious reasons.