Sabastian Sawe, first man to run a marathon under two hours, is a finalist for World Athlete of the Year
The Kenyan faces Mondo Duplantis and Alison dos Santos for the men's award, to be announced in Monaco on 29 November.
Nairobi — Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has made the three-man shortlist for World Athletics' Male Athlete of the Year award after a historic season.
The 31-year-old became the first man to finish a marathon in under two hours in an eligible race, winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds.
A strong field
Sawe is up against Brazil's Alison dos Santos, the 400m hurdles world record holder, and Sweden's Mondo Duplantis, who raised his own pole vault world record to 6.31m this year.
The three finalists came out of a list of 10 nominees picked by an international panel of athletics experts, after a four-way vote by fans, athletes, the media and the World Athletics Family.
They are invited to the World Athletics Awards in Monaco on 29 November, where the winner will be announced.
Source: KBC, November 2026.
