Wanyonyi edged out American sprint ace Noah Lyles, the 200m world champion, to lift the Male Track Athlete of the Year crown, a perfect reward for his commanding 2025 campaign.
MoreThe top two athletes in each category – track, field and out of stadium – have been chosen from the first round of voting.
MoreSabastian Sawe's challengers are set to include the defending champion Milkesa Mengesha of Ethiopia and Tanzanian record-holder Gabriel Geay.
MoreThe men’s event had been billed as a thrilling showdown between experienced specialists such as Sisay Lemma, Deresa Geleta and Kenenisa Bekele, versus some promising debutants including Sawe and Hillary Kipkoech.
MoreThe 29-year-old was racing just a week after finishing seventh at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, where he formed part of Kenya’s gold medal-winning senior men’s team.
But he showed no signs of fatigue as he took control of
MoreSawe, who won the half marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Riga earlier this month in 59:10, leads a strong men’s line-up.
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