This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2023 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2023. Soufiane El Bakkali, Kelvin Kiptum (Men), Tigist Assefa, Faith Kipyegon, Gudaf Tsegay (Ladies) are the Africans in the race for the titles.
11 nominees for Men’s World Athlete of the Year
Neeraj Chopra, IND, javelin
Ryan Crouser, USA, shot put
Mondo Duplantis, SWE, pole vault
Soufiane El Bakkali, MAR, 3000m steeplechase
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, NOR, 1500m/mile/5000m
Kelvin Kiptum, KEN, marathon
Pierce LePage, CAN, decathlon
Noah Lyles, USA, 100m/200m
Alvaro Martin, ESP, race walk
Miltiadis Tentoglou, long jump
Karsten Warholm, NOR, 400m hurdles/400m
11 nominees for Women’s World Athlete of the Year
Tigist Assefa, ETH, marathon
Femke Bol, NED, 400m/400m hurdles
Shericka Jackson, JAM, 100m/200m
Faith Kipyegon, KEN, 1500m/mile/5000m
Haruka Kitaguchi, JPN, javelin
Yaroslava Mahuchikh, UKR, high jump
Maria Perez, ESP, race walk
Gudaf Tsegay, ETH, 5000m/10,000m
Sha’Carri Richardson, 100m/200m
Yulimar Rojas, VEN, triple jump
Winfed Yavi, BRN, 3000m steeplechase
Voting for the World Athletes of the Year closes at midnight on Saturday 28 October. At the conclusion of the voting process, five women and five men finalists will be announced by World Athletics on 13-14 November.
The winners will be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms on 11 December.
Further information about the World Athletics Awards 2023 will be announced in the coming weeks.
