World Athletics has named Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan the world 100m hurdles champion record holder as one of the 10 nominees for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year award.
This was disclosed by the organizers of the award in a statement published on their website on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.
According to the body, the 10 nominees had been selected by an international panel of athletics experts, from all six continental areas of World Athletics.
Only two Africans were nominated including Amusan and Kenyan’s Faith Kipyegon, who is the current World 1500m champion and Diamond League 1500m champion.
Part of the statement reads: “This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2022 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2022.
“World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of 10 nominees for Women’s World Athlete of the Year. These athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics.
“It has been another memorable year for the sport and the nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22, one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.”
Furthermore, the statement added that fans would also be able to vote online via the World Athletics social media platforms and the top five finalists would be announced on Monday, October 31.
“The World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Family will cast their votes by email, while fans can vote online via the World Athletics social media platforms. Individual graphics for each nominee will be posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube this week; a ‘like’ on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube or a retweet on Twitter will count as one vote.
“The World Athletics Council’s vote will count for 50% of the result, while the World Athletics Family’s votes and the public votes will each count for 25% of the final result.
“Voting for the World Athletes of the Year closes at midnight on Monday 31 October. At the conclusion of the voting process, five women and five men finalists will be announced by World Athletics.
“The winners will be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December.”
