African Athletics shined at the World Athletics Awards in Monaco on 1st December 2024 with three representatives on the world podium.
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana), Olympic champion in the 200m and silver medalist in the 4x400m, was crowned Male Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Year for the men's track category.
Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia), Olympic marathon champion, is elected Non-Stadium Athlete of the Year
Sembo Almayew (Ethiopia), U20 world champion in the 3000m steeplechase and ranked 5th at the Olympic Games, is named Women's Rising Star.
A great performance for the African Athletics Confederation whose main officials (President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum and Vice-President General Tuwei) celebrated the coronation of Letsile Tebogo in Monaco.
