<h1 style="text-align: center; color: white;">Athlete of the month</h1>
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As a <a href="https://worldathletics.org/worldathletics-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Athletics+</a> member, you get to decide. Every month, you&rsquo;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 March is open.
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<h2 style="text-align: center; color: white;">Winners</h2>
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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