Kipchoge Wins World Sport Star of the Year

By Daily Sports on December 15, 2019

Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge has been voted BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year.

Kipchoge became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in October.

The Kenyan, 35, completed 26.2 miles (42.2km) in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria.

Six months before his feat, Kipchoge won the London Marathon for a fourth time.

Kipchoge, who won Olympic gold at Rio 2016, broke his own London Marathon record - set in 2016 - by 28 seconds.

Topping an online public vote, the legendary marathon runner beat off competition from American gymnast Simone Biles, South Africa's Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi, Australian cricketer Steve Smith, American golfer Tiger Woods and USA footballer Megan Rapinoe, who co-led her team to World Cup victory again this summer.

Last year's winner was Italian golfer Francesco Molinari, who won the 2018 Open Championship and all five of his Ryder Cup matches at the event in Paris. (BBC)

•PHOTO: Eluid Kipchoge 

Source

Posted December 15, 2019


 

You may also like...
Inter Milan To Offer Moses Permanent Deal

Neuer Ready for Bayern Munich Return after Long...

Mikel thumbs up John Ogu, Mikel Agu &...

Peseiro gets Awoniyi boost for Djurtus tie

Real’s Zinedine Zidane isn’t known for tactics or...

NPFL: Insurance, Plateau clash as 3SC battle Gombe...

 

Latest News Joshua does not want rematch with ‘menace’ Parker – Promoter Aruna suffers defeat in Africa Cup final United in pole position to land Osimhen Boxing return thrills Apochi Broos backs Nigeria to bounce back in W’Cup qualifiers Osimhen caged as Fenerbahce hold Gala Aruna begins African Cup title defence Commonwealth Games: 15 Secondary Schools For Drug-abuse Seminar In-form Osimhen eager ahead W’Cup qualifiers Onyedika adds to Eagles injury list ahead W’Cup qualifiers Ikoyi Club commits to sports dev as Zibiri-Aliu bows out D’Tigers pick 2025 AfroBasket ticket

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (55,320 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,466 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,495 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,129 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (44,093 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (44,084 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,894 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,444 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,536 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,194 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,634 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (39,059 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media