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World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge Kipchoge and four-time World 3000m SC champion Ezekiel Kemboi are among Kenyans who were shortlisted.
World Athletics has announced it will begin its countdown of the 40 greatest World Championships moments, as chosen by the fans of the sport on Friday, June 30.
This year will mark the 40th anniversary of the World Athletics Championships and so in honor of that, a public fan vote for the greatest moments in World Championships history was opened earlier this year.
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World Athletics noted that thousands of votes were cast from all corners of the globe, and the results are now in. 20 different countries from all six continental areas are represented in the top 40. Moments from all 18 past editions of the World Championships feature in the countdown.
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge Kipchoge, two-time World 3000m Steeplechase (SC) champion Conseslus Kipruto and four-time World 3000m SC champion Ezekiel Kemboi are among Kenyans who were shortlisted.
The late Paul Kipkoech has also been shortlisted after becoming the first African to win a world title in 1987 in Rome.
The first part of the countdown, covering moments 40 through to 31, will be revealed on Friday marking 50 days to go until the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23.
The next 10 moments (30 to 21) will be revealed on July 6, and the following 10 (20-11) will be published on July 13, before the top 10 moments are unveiled on July 19, with one month to go until this year’s championships.
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