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Originally published by Kenyanstop
November 18, 2025
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Kenya to Face Off Against Tanzania for Global Award
Relations between Kenya and Tanzania are currently strained, particularly after the Tanzanian general election, in which several Kenyans were affected...
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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe and Tanzania's Alphonce Simbu are set to compete for the World Athletics ‘Out of Stadium’ Male Athlete of the Year award on Sunday, November 30, in Monaco, intensifying the rivalry between the two nations.
- Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon with a time of 2:02:27 and the Boston Marathon with a world-leading time of 2:02:16.
- Alphonce Simbu secured the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in the Men's Marathon, finishing in 2:09:48 and making history as the first Tanzanian to win gold at the event.
- The award category, introduced in 2023, will be decided by a weighted voting process: World Athletics Council (50 percent), World Athletics family (25 percent), and public vote (25 percent).
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