Soufiane El Bakkali from Morocco and Kelvin Kiptum from Kenya are in the running for the Men’s World Athlete of the Year award this year.
There are only two male African athletes who have been nominated for the top award this year, out of a total of 11 nominees.
Both Kiptum and Bakkali are being considered for a very important athletics award because they performed exceptionally well.
In August, Bakkali, who is 27 years old, won the world championship for the 3000m steeplechase for the second time in a row.
Kiptum, who is 23 years old, came in first place at the London Marathon in April. He ran really fast and set the second-best time ever for that race.
On 8 October, he did something that had never been done before. He finished the Chicago Marathon in two hours and 35 seconds, which was the fastest time ever recorded. He beat Eliud Kipchoge’s previous record.
The people who won the contest will be told on December 11th. This will happen after people from all around the world, who are fans and experts of sports, vote to decide the winners.
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Bakkali and Kiptum contenders for the greatest athletic honour
