Athlete of the month

As a World Athletics+ member, you get to decide. Every month, you’ll have the chance to vote for the athlete of the month from a shortlist selected by World Athletics. The winner will be decided exclusively by the World Athletics+ fan vote.

And to make it even better, every month one lucky voting fan will win a special prize, chosen at random.

The vote for the athlete of the month for May is open.

Winners

April 2026: Sabastian Sawe
Broke the two-hour barrier with a 1:59:30 world record at the London Marathon

March 2026: Simon Ehammer
Regained the world indoor heptathlon title with a world record of 6670

February 2026: Keely Hodgkinson
Broke the world 800m short track record with 1:54.87

January 2026: Sam Ruthe
Ran an outright world U18 mile best of 3:48.88 in Boston