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

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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