Three finalists named for the International Fair Play Award at the World Athletics Awards

6 November 2026

World Athletics named three finalists for the International Fair Play Award, which is celebrated as part of the World Athletics Awards. The International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), in partnership with World Athletics, had invited fans across the world to nominate moments that epitomise fair play. A jury reviewed the nominations, and fans can now vote through the World Athletics social media channels for the shortlisted moment. The fan vote is then added to the jury vote to settle the overall winner. The finalists include Irine Cheptai, a runner from Kenya who gave her drink to Australian Paralympic athlete Michael Roeger during the Sydney Marathon. Roeger went on to break his own T46 marathon world record with a time of 2:18:36.