While Kipruto was among the pre-race favourites in the men’s 10.2km race, Shimket was a surprise winner of the women’s 6.2km title, upstaging home star Nadia Battocletti,
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Norah Jeruto, the 2022 world steeplechase champion, will also be no push-over. The Kazakh runner will be making her first cross-country appearance since 2021 when she won in Seville.
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Now, in a new addition to this year’s awards, a final round of voting – cast by fans of the sport – will take place between 4-10 November to decide who the overall World Athlete of the Year is.
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Nageeye of the Netherlands surged away from Evans Chebet over the final 400m to secure victory in the men’s race, while Kenya’s Chepkirui used similar tactics to win the women’s race as she kicked away from defending champion Hellen Obiri
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Three past winners – all from Kenya – are also in the field: 2022 champion Evans Chebet, 2021 winner Albert Korir, and 2019 and 2017 victor Geoffrey Kamworor.
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The vote to determine the Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year finalists is now open on World Athletics' social media platforms. It will close on 3 November.
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On a good day for Kenyan runners, John Korir took the men’s title in 2:02:43, the second-fastest time ever recorded in Chicago behind the world record of 2:00:35 set by the late Kelvin Kiptum last year.
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Taking on the 10km course that featured 710m of ascent, it was Omaya Atuya, the winner at Grossglocker and La Montee du Nid d’Aigle, who led in the opening stages of the men’s race.
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