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AIMS/ASICS
Athlete of the Year Award
Lornah Kiplagat was presented with
the AIMS/ASICS Golden Shoe award
at the Seven Hills Race in Nijmegen
(NED) on 18 November. The award
recognises her as the World’s top
female road runner.
Lornah received the top award in
world road racing from AIMS
representative Wim Verhoorn. A
dominant figure on the road, the
track and the turf, Lornah. has won
the World Road Running
Championships for two successive
years, and in between these
victories scored an empghatic win
in the World Cross Country
Championships.
AIMS President Hiroaki Chosa
comments: “Lornah is one of the
World’s most talented female
runners of our time. She has
worked very hard for many years to
reach the very top of her sport. She
is a credit to the sport investing
much of her prize money winnings
into funding a High Altitude
Training Centre in Kenya for
promising young athletes.”
Lornah Kiplagat remarked: “I am
delighted to accept this prestigious
award. It is always an honour to
have your performances recognised
and it is particularly pleasing to
receive an award where over 80
countries around the world have
been involved in the nomination
process. I feel greatly honoured.”
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