Marathon King Eliud Kipchoge named LG/SJAK Sports Personality for
the month of September 2022

ELDORET, Kenya, Oct 25 – Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud
Kipchoge is the LG/ SJAK Sports Personality for the month of September.
Kipchoge won the recognition after his world record-breaking 2:01:09 run at
the Berlin Marathon on September 25.

That performance saw him lower his own world record mark by 30 seconds
and capture a fourth Berlin Marathon title, equaling Ethiopian great Haile
Gebrselassie's number of victories achieved in the German capital.
To honour this achievement, Kipchoge was awarded an LG refrigerator
which doubles up as a top mount freezer and water dispenser worth
Ksh.150, 000 and a personalized trophy.
Speaking at the LG Eldoret showroom, Kipchoge hailed SJAK and LG for
constantly recognizing sportsmen and women for their efforts and glory
brought to the country through their exemplary performances.
“I am happy and honoured to receive this special recognition from SJAK
and LG. Winning this award once again is also a testament that we should
always strive for more, there are no limits but rather everything is achieved
through belief and determination. Breaking the world record in Berlin was
crucial for me as I wanted to inspire the human race,” Kipchoge said.
He added. “I would also like to thank my family, my training mates and also
my coach who have supported me and whom without them I would not
have achieved all these in my career.”

William Kimore, the Content manager LG East Africa, said Kipchoge was a
living legend whose achievements over the years have inspired not only
athletes but also the entire human race as well.
“We at LG are very proud to associate with the accomplishments of Eliud
who has demonstrated that hard work and persistence pays with hisrecord-breaking heroics. His mantra ‘No Human is Limited’ is a further inspiration to all of us that if we just push ourselves, we can achieve more
than we have previously. We are thus happy today to award him this
product as a token of appreciation and encourage him to continue pursuing
his goals.
To win the award, Kipchoge beat other nominees including track stars
Beatrice Chebet (5000m) and Emmanuel Korir (800m) both of whom
claimed Diamond League trophies in the 2022 season finale held in Zurich,
Switzerland and Hellen Obiri who successfully defended her Great North
Run title in the same month.
Others nominees included; Malkia Strikers opposite attacker Sharon
Chepchumba who emerged top scorer for Kenya at the World
Championships in the Netherlands, Karan Patel who won the ARC Rwanda
Mountain Gorilla Rally in Kigali and former Hit Squad captain Nick Okoth
who bagged silver at the African Championships in Maputo, Mozambique.
Kipchoge joins a growing list of sportsmen and women who have won the
award this year including junior WRC3 contender McRae Kimathi
(February), Japan’s Nagoya Marathon winner Ruth Chepng’etich (March),
Boston Marathon men’s winner Evans Chebet (April), national women’s
volleyball team star Sharon Chepchumba (May), WRC3 Safari Rally winner
Maxine Wahome (June), Wimbledon Open Doubles Junior Champion
Angela Okutoyi (July) and Commonwealth Games 100m champion
Ferdinand Omanyala (August).

SJAK organizing Secretary Wanjiku Mwenda reiterated that the monthly
award seeks to reward excellence and has equally continued to whip up
the enthusiasm of sportsmen and women across the country.
“We have walked this journey with LG and we thank them for their huge
contribution towards sports in this country. I also congratulate Eliud for
winning this award. This initiative expresses the will of sports journalists to
continually recognize and honour our sportsmen and women." Wanjiku
observed.