Ngetich, Sawe nominated for 2026 World Athlete Year honours

Kenya’s Sebastian Sawe and Agnes Ngetich nominated for 2026 World Athlete of the Year awards; they both smashed world records in London and Copenhagen, respectively.

Kenya will have two representatives in the running for the prestigious 2026 World Athletics Athlete of the Year awards after Agnes Ngetich and Sabastian Sawe were named among the 20 nominees for the men’s and women’s honours.

The nominations cap a remarkable season for the two Kenyans, who have excelled in road running. Ngetich has combined success on the track and roads, while Sawe has produced one of the most extraordinary marathon performances in athletics history.

Ngetich, the reigning world cross-country champion, strengthened her credentials by winning the women’s half marathon at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen in September in a world record 1:05:15 for a women-only race.

She is also the world record-holder over 10km and is ranked among the leading global road runners.

Source: The Standard Sports