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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Five world U20 records – set by Biniam Mehary, Mattia Furlani, JaMeesia Ford, Yan Ziyi and Niels Laros – have also been ratified.
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Jepkosgei, now head coach of the U20 Athlete Refugee Team, donated to the MOWA during the World Athletics U20 Championships Lima 24, presenting her singlet to World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon.
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