Ahead of next month&rsquo;s&nbsp;World Athletics Awards 2021, World Athletics is delighted to announce the five nominees for the 2021 Female Rising Star Award to recognise this year's best U20 athlete. The nominations reflect the many incredible performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and other events around the world. The winner of the 2021 Female Rising Star Award will be selected by an international panel of experts and be announced live at the World Athletics Awards 2021 on&nbsp;1 December. The nominees are: Keely Hodgkinson, GBR&nbsp; - Olympic 800m silver medallist - Diamond League and European indoor 800m champion - European U20 800m records indoors and outdoors &nbsp; Silja Kosonen, FIN&nbsp; - World U20 hammer champion - European U20 hammer champion - World U20 hammer record &nbsp; Christine Mboma, NAM - Olympic 200m silver medallist - World U20 and Diamond League 200m champion - World U20 200m record &nbsp; Athing Mu, USA - Olympic 800m and 4x400m champion - World U20 indoor 800m record - North American U20 records at 400m and 800m &nbsp; Zerfe Wondemagegn, ETH - World U20 3000m steeplechase silver medallist - National U20 steeplechase record - Olympic 3000m steeplechase finalist &nbsp; Further information about the World Athletics Awards 2021 will be announced in the weeks leading up to the event. The male nominees will be announced tomorrow, Tuesday 9 November. World Athletics

World Athletics is delighted to announce the five nominees for the 2021 Female Rising Star Award

Nominees announced for 2021 Female Rising Star Award

As the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2024 continues, the finalists for the Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed.
The top two leading athletes in each category &ndash; track, field and out of stadium &ndash; have been chosen from the first round of voting, which comprised votes from the World Athletics Council, World Athletics Family and a public vote on social media. One of these two athletes will take the crown in their category.
Now, in a new addition to this year&rsquo;s awards, a final round of voting &ndash; cast by fans of the sport &ndash; will take place between 4-10 November to decide who the overall World Athlete of the Year is.
<h2>Finalists</h2>
Women&rsquo;s track athlete of the year Julien Alfred (LCA) &ndash; Olympic 100m champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) &ndash; Olympic 400m hurdles champion
Men&rsquo;s track athlete of the year Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) &ndash; Olympic 5000m champion Letsile Tebogo (BOT) &ndash; Olympic 200m champion
Women&rsquo;s field athlete of the year Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) &ndash; Olympic high jump champion Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) &ndash; Olympic heptathlon champion
Men&rsquo;s field athlete of the year Mondo Duplantis (SWE) &ndash; Olympic pole vault champion Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) &ndash; Olympic long jump champion
Women&rsquo;s out of stadium athlete of the year Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) &ndash; world marathon record-holder Sifan Hassan (NED) &ndash; Olympic marathon champion
Men&rsquo;s out of stadium athlete of the year Brian Pintado (ECU) &ndash; Olympic 20km race walk champion Tamirat Tola (ETH) &ndash; Olympic marathon champion
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Voting closes on Sunday 10 November. The Athletes of the Year in each category, as well as the overall winner, will be revealed at a ceremony in Monaco on Sunday 1 December as part of the World Athletics Awards 2024.
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The finalists for the Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed

Finalists announced for 2024 Athlete of the Year awards - vote now

As part of the World Athletics Awards 2024, World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of five nominees for Women&rsquo;s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and five nominees for Men&rsquo;s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year.
In what has been another memorable year for the sport, the nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Label road races and other events around the world.
<h3>The nominees for 2024 Women&rsquo;s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year are (in alphabetical order):</h3>
Sutume Asefa Kebede, Ethiopia &bull; Tokyo Marathon winner &bull; No.2 marathon time of 2024
Ruth Chepngetich, Kenya &bull; World marathon record &bull; Chicago Marathon winner
Sifan Hassan, Netherlands &bull; Olympic marathon champion &bull; Olympic record
Tigist Ketema, Ethiopia &bull; Berlin Marathon winner &bull; Dubai Marathon winner
Agnes Jebet Ngetich, Kenya &bull; World 5km and 10km records &bull; World half marathon lead
<h3>The nominees for 2024 Men&rsquo;s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year are (in alphabetical order):</h3>
Yomif Kejelcha, Ethiopia &bull; World half marathon record &bull; World 10km lead
Jacob Kiplimo, Uganda &bull;&nbsp;World Cross Country Championships gold &bull; Valencia 10km winner
Benson Kipruto, Kenya &bull; Tokyo Marathon winner &bull; Olympic marathon bronze
Brian Daniel Pintado, Ecuador &bull; Olympic 20km race walk champion &bull; Olympic marathon race walk mixed relay silver
Tamirat Tola, Ethiopia &bull; Olympic marathon champion &bull; Olympic record
The vote to determine the Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year finalists is now open on World Athletics social media platforms. It will close on 3 November.
The <a href="https://worldathletics.org/awards/news/nominees-announced-field-athlete-year-2024">nominees for the Field Athlete of the Year awards</a> were announced on 14 October and the <a href="https://worldathletics.org/awards/news/nominees-announced-track-athlete-year-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nominees for the Track Athlete of the Year awards</a> were announced on 21 October. World Athletics

World Athletics is pleased to confirm the nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and Men’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year

Nominees announced for Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year 2024

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Press Release08 Nov 2021

Nominees announced for 2021 Female Rising Star Award

Finalists announced for 2024 Athlete of the Year awards - vote now

Nominees announced for Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year 2024

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