Triple Olympic champion Kipyegon nominated for prestigious award
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This nomination comes after the star girl enjoyed a glamorous 2024 season that saw her win her third consecutive Olympic 1,500m gold medal and silver medal in the 5,000m
Three-time Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon is among the six athletics gold medalists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games who have been shortlisted for the Laureus World Sports Awards.
The ceremony, set for 21 April, will once again be held in Madrid. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the prestigious awards.
This nomination comes after the star girl enjoyed a glamorous 2024 season that saw her win her third consecutive Olympic 1,500m gold medal and silver medal in the 5,000m.
She started her season with an injury setback that saw her miss the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen and the Prefontaine Classic.
After shaking off the injury, Kipyegon graced the Paris Olympics qualifiers in June, where she qualified for both the 1,500m and 5,000m categories.
Kipyegon warmed up for the Olympics with the Paris Diamond League, where she set a new record by clocking a time of 3:49:04, eclipsing her previous record by 0.07 seconds.
At the Olympics, she won a historic third 1,500m title and took home silver in the 5,000m event.
Following that, she graced the Rome Diamond League, where she brushed aside Australia’s Jessica Hull to sprint home for a 3:52.89 finish.
Her fine form continued during the Brussels Diamond League, where she won her fifth trophy after clocking 3:54:75 to set a new meeting record.
The middle-distance star took the crown at the Athlos New York City women-only race, crossing the finish line in an impressive 4:04.79. In addition to the title, Kipyegon walked away with a prize of Ksh7.7 million, rounding off an extraordinary season that saw her cement her dominance on the global athletics stage.
Kipyegon was shortlisted for the 2024 award but lost it to Aitana Bonmatí i Conca. The Catalan professional footballer from Spain plays as a midfielder for the Liga F club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
To win the award, Kipyegon will be up against Sifan Hassan, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Simone Biles, Aryana Sabalenka, and 2024 winner Bonmati.
In the men’s category, Mondo Duplantis, who won a second Olympic pole vault gold and raised his world record a further two times, is nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award. Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo is also among the nominees.
