World Marathon Record Holder Dennis Kimetto Makes The Final Shortlist For IAAF Awards

World marathon record holder, Dennis Kimetto has been included in IAAF's final list for  the prestigious IAAF World Athlete of the Year award.

Kimetto 30, broke the marathon world record at the BMW Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:02:57 at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race last Sunday.His time took 26 seconds off the previous mark, set in the same race last year by Wilson Kipsang.

"With little more than a month to go until the 2014 World Athletics Gala, the IAAF has the pleasure in announcing the names of the three men and three women who are still in contention to become the 2014 World Athletes of the Year." IAAF announced.

Kimetto will be battling out with Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and France's Renaud Lavillenie.

IAAF announced that "The Council of the International Athletics Foundation will select the male and female winners, with the announcement taking place live on stage during the 2014 World Athletics Gala in Monaco on Friday 21 November 2014."

-IAAF.