Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will be facing off with world footballer of the year Lionel Messi at the 2019 Laureus Sportsman of the year award.
The world marathon record holder was nominated in a six-man shortlist for the award alongside Barcelona great and reigning Balon d’Or winner Messi.
Among those nominated are American Tiger Woods, who won The Masters after over a decade with no major championships, is also in the list along with tennis player Rafael Nadal and motorsports stars Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1) and Marc Márquez (MotoGP).
The four time London Marathon winner has bagged accolades like IAAF Male Athlete of the Year awards and most recently was crowned the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
All the winners will be revealed at the Laureus World Sports Awards, which take place in Berlin on February 17.
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
Lewis Hamilton (UK) Motor Racing
Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Athletics
Marc Marquez (Spain) Motor Cycling
Lionel Messi (Argentina) Football
Rafael Nadal (Spain) Tennis
Tiger Woods (USA) Golf
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
Simone Biles (USA) Gymnastics
Allyson Felix (USA) Athletics
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) Athletics
Naomi Osaka (Japan) Tennis
Megan Rapinoe (USA) Football
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) Skiing
Laureus World Team of the Year
Liverpool (UK) Football
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (Germany) Motor Racing
South Africa Men’s Rugby Team
Spain Men’s Basketball Team
Toronto Raptors (Canada) Basketball
United States Women’s Football Team
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
Bianca Andreescu (Canada) Tennis
Egan Bernal (Colombia) Cycling
Coco Gauff (USA) Tennis
Japan Men’s Rugby Team
Andy Ruiz Jr (USA) Boxing
Regan Smith (USA) Swimming
Laureus World Comeback of the Year
Nathan Adrian (USA) Swimming
Sophia Florsch (Germany) Motor Racing
Christian Lealiifano (Australia) Rugby
Kawhi Leonard (USA) Basketball
Liverpool (UK) Football
Andy Murray (UK) Tennis
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
Omara Durand (Cuba) Athletics
Diede de Groot (Netherlands) Wheelchair Tennis
Oksana Masters (USA) Skiing and Cycling
Jetze Plat (Netherlands) Triathlon and Cycling
Manuela Schar
(Switzerland) Wheelchair Athletics
Alice Tai (UK) Swimming
Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year
Italo Ferreira (Brazil) Surfing
Nyjah Huston (USA) Skateboarding
Chloe Kim (USA) Snowboarding
Rayssa Leal (Brazil) Skateboarding