Sabastien Sawe to take on Mondo Duplantis and Alison dos Santos for World Athletics Year men Award

The reigning world marathon record holder Sabastian Sawe, Mondo Duplantis and Alison dos Santos are the three finalists for the 2026 World Athletics Men’s World Athlete of the Year Award.

The Kenyan Sawe earned the spot following his victory at the 2026 London Marathon in April with a world marathon record of 1:59:30 becoming the first man to run a marathon under 2 hours after breaking off the then world record set by the late Kelvin Kiptum with 65 seconds at 2:00:35 during the Chicago marathon.

Sawe take on Duplantis the multiple world pole vault record holder now standing at 6.31m while Dos Santos holds the 400m hurdles world record at 45.80.

The top three were selected from an initial list of 10 nominees through a combined vote of fans, athletes, media and the World Athletics Family. And the winner will be announced at the World Athletics Awards ceremony on November 29, 2026 in Monaco, France.

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