The IAAF will present an award for the best athletics photograph of the year at this year&rsquo;s World Athletics Awards 2019 on Saturday 23 November.
Any professional photographer who has been officially accredited at an athletics event in 2019 can take part. Photographers are requested to submit one photograph by email to iaafphotoaward@iaaf.org, and include a caption, the date the photograph was taken and the image's technical information.
Entries should be no larger than 5MB and must be received by midday Monaco time on Tuesday 5 November.
A panel of experts will judge the photos and will select the top 25 entries. The shortlisted images will also form part of a photography exhibition which will be held alongside the World Athletics Awards between 20 and 25 November in Monaco.
The panel will select the top three images from the shortlist. The finalists will be informed of their selection by 15 November and invited to the World Athletics Awards in Monaco on 23 November. The winner will be announced live on stage at the World Athletics Awards.
Running alongside the contest for the athletics photograph of the year will also be a separate prize awarded for the best photograph of the year taken by a fan photographer.
Entries should be submitted via Twitter between 1 and 20 November by using the hashtag #WorldAthleticsPhotoOfTheYear. Only one image per entrant shall be accepted.
The three finalists in the contest for professional photographers will form the panel to determine the winner of the award for fan photographers. The winner will be announced on 2 December and will receive travel, accommodation and tickets for two people to a Diamond League meeting of the winner&rsquo;s choice.
<a href="https://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=6fba6e1a-0026-455a-ad78-f3e2db9f6583.pdf&amp;urlSlug=world-athletics-photo-award-general-rules" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Full contest rules</a>.
IAAF

The IAAF will present an award for the best athletics photograph of the year at this year’s World Athletics Awards 2019 on Saturday 23 November.

Best photographs of 2019 to be recognised at World Athletics Awards

As the World Athletics Awards 2024 draws near, we shine a spotlight on the 12 finalists &ndash; six women and six men &ndash; in contention for the World Athlete of the Year awards.
Each category &ndash; track, field and out of stadium &ndash; features two finalists. A <a href="https://worldathletics.org/awards/news/finalists-2024-athlete-year-awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">final round of voting</a> &ndash; cast by fans of the sport &ndash; remains open until 10 November to decide the overall World Athletes of the Year.
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/saint-lucia/julien-alfred-14646562" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Julien Alfred (LCA)</a> Women&rsquo;s track athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66ae861b2660cc527628268f.jpg" alt="Julien Alfred celebrates her 100m win at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games" />
Julien Alfred celebrates her 100m win at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (&copy; Getty Images)
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Julien Alfred won Saint Lucia&rsquo;s first ever senior global medal in athletics when she stormed to the world indoor 60m title in Glasgow in March and she went on to become her nation's first Olympic medallist in any sport, getting 100m gold in Paris in August.
She left the French capital with 200m silver to go with her 100m title. In the shorter event she ran a national record of 10.72 to win and in the 200m she clocked 22.08 to secure silver.
&ldquo;It means a lot to me, my coach, my country, which I&rsquo;m sure is celebrating now,&rdquo; Alfred said after her 100m win. &ldquo;Growing up, I used to be on the field struggling. With no shoes, running barefoot, running in my school uniform, running all over the place. I hope this gold medal will help Saint Lucia build a new stadium, to help the sport grow.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/ruth-chepngetich-14766298" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chepngetich (KEN)</a> Women&rsquo;s out of stadium athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/670c3feb0010abfb6f3ee1aa.jpg" alt="Ruth Chepngetich wins the Chicago Marathon" />
Ruth Chepngetich wins the Chicago Marathon (&copy; Getty Images)
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Ruth Chepngetich took almost two minutes off the world record when she won the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 in October.
Becoming the first woman to break 2:10 for 26.2 miles, she secured her third Chicago Marathon victory and a more than four-minute PB. Remarkably, only nine athletes went quicker in the men&rsquo;s race. Her performance also included a split of 1:04:16 at halfway.
&ldquo;I feel so great. I&rsquo;m very proud of myself,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;This is my dream. I fought a lot, thinking about the world record.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/armand-duplantis-14679502" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mondo Duplantis (SWE)</a> Men&rsquo;s field athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66ba2ff7ef1a40229353912f.jpg" alt="Mondo Duplantis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games" />
Mondo Duplantis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (&copy; Mattia Ozbot)
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Mondo Duplantis improved the world pole vault record three times in 2024, meaning he has now revised the global mark 10 times since his first world record in Torun in 2020.
He also retained his Olympic and world indoor titles, winning gold in Paris with one of those world records as he cleared 6.25m to add a centimetre to the height he achieved at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Xiamen in April. He went on to soar 6.26m at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia after the Olympics in August.
&ldquo;The biggest dream since I was a kid was to break the world record at the Olympics,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;and I&rsquo;ve been able to do that in front of the most ridiculous crowd I&rsquo;ve ever competed in front of.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/netherlands/sifan-hassan-14489606" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sifan Hassan (NED)</a> Women&rsquo;s out of stadium athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66b876a82e7428bd3b9f8eba.jpg" alt="Sifan Hassan wins Olympic marathon gold in Paris" />
Sifan Hassan wins Olympic marathon gold in Paris (&copy; Getty Images)
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Sifan Hassan achieved a medal treble at the Olympics in Paris, winning the final athletics gold medal of the Games with her triumph in the marathon in an Olympic record of 2:22:55.&nbsp;
That record run came just 37 hours after Hassan claimed bronze in the 10,000m, and six days after her first medal in the French capital &ndash; also bronze &ndash; in the 5000m.
As a result, she became the first woman to win medals in the 5000m, 10,000m and marathon at the same Games, and the first athlete since Emil Zatopek, who won all three men&rsquo;s titles in Helsinki in 1952.
&ldquo;When I finished, the whole moment was a release,&rdquo; Hassan said after her marathon win. &ldquo;It is unbelievable. I have never experienced anything like that.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/norway/jakob-ingebrigtsen-14653717" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)</a> Men&rsquo;s track athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66cb435fc9580bd274d7431e.jpg" alt="Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks the world 3000m record in Silesia" />
Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks the world 3000m record in Silesia (&copy; Marta Gorczynska)
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen became Olympic 5000m champion in Paris and followed that with a world record performance over 3000m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Silesia two weeks later.
In Paris, Ingebrigtsen ran a final lap of 53.2 and reached the finish line in 13:13.66 to take the 5000m title. It was the second consecutive Olympics in which Ingebrigtsen had earned a gold medal, joining his 1500m gold from Tokyo.
Then, in Silesia, Ingebrigtsen shattered one of the longest standing track world records, running 7:17.55 to take more than three seconds off the 3000m mark set by Daniel Komen in 1996.
&ldquo;I was hoping to challenge the world record here, but based on my training, I can never predict exactly what kind of time I am capable of,&rdquo; he said in Silesia. &ldquo;I would not have imagined I could run 7:17, though.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ukraine/yaroslava-mahuchikh-14739628" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR)</a> Women&rsquo;s field athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/668aaf135e7b38f835e73def.JPG" alt="Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the high jump in Paris" />
Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the high jump in Paris (&copy; Christel Saneh for World Athletics)
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Yaroslava Mahuchikh also claimed Olympic gold and set a world record in 2024. Her world high jump record came first as she improved one of the longest-standing marks on the books when she cleared 2.10m at the Meeting de Paris &ndash; part of the Wanda Diamond League &ndash; on 7 July.
That added one centimetre to the world record set by Stefka Kostadinova at the 1987 World Championships in Rome.
She went on to win the Olympic title on her return to Paris in August. A perfect scorecard up to 2.00m, which she also cleared on her first attempt, secured her the title on countback.
&ldquo;Coming into this competition, I had feelings that I could jump 2.07m and maybe 2.10m,&rdquo; said Mahuchikh after her world record. &ldquo;Finally, I signed Ukraine to the history of world athletics.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/sydney-mclaughlin-14624749" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)</a> Women&rsquo;s track athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66b51d47bf69ac267d0e3bf0.jpg" alt="Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets a world 400m hurdles record at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games" />
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets a world 400m hurdles record at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (&copy; Getty Images)
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone retained her Olympic 400m hurdles title in style as she took 0.28 off her own world record by clocking 50.37 in Paris.
It was the sixth world record of her career, following her first of 51.90 set in Eugene in 2021.
She returned to the track two days later to form part of USA&rsquo;s gold medal-winning women&rsquo;s 4x400m team, running the second leg in 47.71 as the quartet clocked 3:15.27 - the second-fastest time in history.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s amazing to see our sport continue to grow, for people to want to watch the 400m hurdles,&rdquo; she said after her 400m hurdles performance. &ldquo;I knew it was going to be a tough race. An amazing competition all the way round.&rdquo;&nbsp;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ecuador/brian-daniel-pintado-14409996" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brian Pintado (ECU)</a> Men&rsquo;s out of stadium athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66ab49aa6c0f51c2bacbd0fc.jpg" alt="Brian Pintado on his way to winning the men's 20km race walk at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games" />
Brian Pintado on his way to winning the men's 20km race walk at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (&copy; Christel Saneh for World Athletics)
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Brian Pintado became a double Olympic medallist in Paris, winning the 20km race walk title and then securing marathon race walk mixed relay silver six days later.
His 20km win in 1:18:55 saw him claim the first athletics gold medal of the Games. He also secured his country's first Olympic gold medal in athletics since fellow race walker Jefferson Perez won gold in the same discipline at the 1996 Olympics.
He then teamed up with Glenda Morejon to finish second in the inaugural Olympic marathon race walk mixed relay.
&ldquo;It was insane,&rdquo; said Pintado after his 20km race walk win. &ldquo;In the last few metres, I realised I was completely alone, and seeing the finish line I just kept thinking, &lsquo;I'm the Olympic champion, it's me&rsquo;.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/botswana/letsile-tebogo-14883897" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letsile Tebogo (BOT)</a> Men&rsquo;s track athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66eaf894ce7e9d9fd5ae5a26.jpg" alt="Letsile Tebogo wins the 200m at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games" />
Letsile Tebogo wins the 200m at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (&copy; Getty Images)
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In winning the 200m title at the Paris Olympics, Letsile Tebogo claimed a first ever Olympic gold medal in any sport for Botswana.
He ran an African record of 19.46 &ndash; a time that moved him to fifth on the world all-time list &ndash; and that performance followed his sixth-place finish in the 100m final. He went on to form part of Botswana&rsquo;s silver medal-winning men&rsquo;s 4x400m team.
&ldquo;It was really a beautiful race for me,&rdquo; he said after the 200m final. &ldquo;When we made it to the final, my coach just told me: &lsquo;Now my job is done, it&rsquo;s up to you to see what you can do. Whether it&rsquo;s a medal or not, just finish the race healthy.&rsquo; That&rsquo;s all I could have wished for. I&rsquo;m happy I finished the race healthier than before.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/greece/miltiadis-tentoglou-14669734" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)</a> Men&rsquo;s field athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/65e315654c60d7cd53643853.jpg" alt="Miltiadis Tentoglou at the WIC Glasgow 24" />
Miltiadis Tentoglou at the WIC Glasgow 24 (&copy; Dan Vernon)
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Miltiadis Tentoglou won two global gold medals in 2024, retaining his world indoor long jump title in Glasgow and then successfully defending his Olympic title in Paris.
In Glasgow, Tentoglou secured top spot in an incredibly close contest. With just one centimetre separating the three medallists, it matched the 2012 edition for the closest ever World Indoor Championships long jump final. Tentoglou won on countback after soaring a best of 8.22m.
He then jumped 8.48m in Paris to become the first man since four-time winner Carl Lewis in 1996 to retain the Olympic long jump title.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great achievement," said Tentoglou after his Olympic title win. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think my jump was going to be enough because the other guys are very talented and capable. I was pushing throughout to do more.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/belgium/nafissatou-thiam-14428253" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)</a> Women&rsquo;s field athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66b610ee066d51af39c77bfd.jpg" alt="Nafissatou Thiam at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games" />
Nafissatou Thiam at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (&copy; Dan Vernon)
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Nafissatou Thiam retained her Olympic heptathlon title in Paris, becoming the first combined events athlete in history to win three Olympic gold medals.
After her victories in Rio and Tokyo, her score of 6880 secured her the top spot in Paris. It is the highest of all her Olympic title-winning scores and ended the season as the world lead.
Her performance included an outdoor PB of 15.54m in the shot put and an 800m PB of 2:10.62.
&ldquo;In sports you give everything you have in every moment,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;You have to take whatever the sport gives you, and it can be nothing. But today it&rsquo;s a lot, and I&rsquo;m grateful for that.&rdquo;
<h3><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/tamirat-tola-14589459" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tamirat Tola (ETH)</a> Men&rsquo;s out of stadium athlete of the year finalist</h3>
<div> <img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/66b72e51553963b671cc1242.jpg" alt="Tamirat Tola wins the marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games" />
Tamirat Tola wins the marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (&copy; Christel Saneh for World Athletics )
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He might have been called into the Ethiopian team for Paris as a late replacement, but Tamirat Tola made the very most of the opportunity as he won the marathon in an Olympic record of 2:06:26.
Racing over the demanding course in challenging hot conditions, Tola improved on the previous Olympic record of 2:06:32 set at the Beijing 2008 Games by Sammy Wanjiru.
&ldquo;I was the reserve in the Ethiopian team, but when Sisay (Lemma) had injuries, then I had a chance to represent him,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I was fully prepared and knew I could fulfil my dream. I am happy to do that today.&rdquo;

As the World Athletics Awards 2024 draws near, we shine a spotlight on the 12 finalists in contention for the World Athlete of the Year awards

World Athlete of the Year 2024: focus on finalists

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.
<h3>Be part of the celebrations</h3>
One lucky person and a companion will win a once-in-a-lifetime VIP trip to Monaco during the annual World Athletics Awards.
The winner of the fan VIP trip will get to spend three nights (29 November &ndash; 2 December) in Monaco with a friend and meet the best athletes of 2024 in person. Flights, accommodation and evening meals will all be included. Meanwhile, 10 runners-up will win a digital meet-and-greet with the athletes.
<a href="https://worldathletics.org/news/news/win-the-trip-of-a-lifetime-to-the-world-athletics-awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Enter now</a>

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

Press Release15 Oct 2019

Best photographs of 2019 to be recognised at World Athletics Awards

World Athlete of the Year 2024: focus on finalists

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

Nominees announced for Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year 2024