Kenyan athletes Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet and Emmanuel Wanyonyi have been nominated for the Athlete of the Year Award.
The voting process shall close on Sunday 27, October at midnight as per the Central European Summer Time (CEST). Further, in a press release by the World Athletics on October 21, they have given a comprehensive list of the nominated athletes as well as outlined how to vote.
“The vote to determine the Track Athlete of the Year finalists is now open on World Athletics social media platforms. It will close on 27 October,” World Athletics announced in a statement.
At the same time, the statement elaborated, “Given the higher number of disciplines on the track, there are six nominees for this category, though – as with the other categories – there will be just two finalists.”
Moreover, the World Athletics affirms that it has been another memorable year for the sport and that the nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Athletics Indoor Championships, one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.
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The Nominees List
The nominees list consists of both male and female athletes alphabetically listed starting with the women athletes.
The nominees for 2024 Women’s Track Athlete of the Year are:
Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia
• Olympic 100m champion
• World indoor 60m champion
Beatrice Chebet, Kenya
• Olympic 5000m and 10,000m champion
• World 10,000m record
Faith Kipyegon, Kenya
• Olympic 1500m champion
• World 1500m record
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, USA
• Olympic 400m hurdles and 4x400m champion
• World 400m hurdles record
Marileidy Paulino, Dominican Republic
• Olympic 400m champion
• Diamond League 400m champion
Gabby Thomas, USA
• Olympic 200m champion
• Olympic 4x100m and 4x400m champion
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The nominees for 2024 Men’s Track Athlete of the Year are:
Rai Benjamin, USA
• Olympic 400m hurdles and 4x400m champion
• World 400m hurdles leader
Grant Holloway, USA
• Olympic 110m hurdles champion
• World indoor 60m hurdles champion and world record
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway
• Olympic 5000m champion
• World 3000m record
Noah Lyles, USA
• Olympic 100m champion
• Olympic 200m bronze
Letsile Tebogo, Botswana
• Olympic 200m champion
• World 200m leader
Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Kenya
• Olympic 800m champion
• Diamond League 800m champion
Furthermore, the World Athletics clarified that the nominees for the Field Athlete of the Year awards were announced on October 14. In addition, the nominees for the Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year awards will be announced on October 28.
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