Noah Lyles missing as World Athletics announce finalists for Athlete of the Year 2024 awards

Letsile Tebogo and Jakob Ingebrigtsen have been nominated for the men’s track athlete of the year 2024 award.

As the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2024 continues, the finalists for the Athlete of the Year 2024 honours have been confirmed.

The top two leading athletes in each category – track, field and out of stadium – 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’s awards, a final round of voting – cast by fans of the sport – will take place between 4-10 November to decide who the overall World Athlete of the Year is.

Finalists

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year

• Julien Alfred (LCA) – Olympic 100m champion
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) – Olympic 400m hurdles champion

Men’s Track Athlete of the Year

• Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) – Olympic 5000m champion
• Letsile Tebogo (BOT) – Olympic 200m champion

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year

• Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) – Olympic high jump champion
• Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) – Olympic heptathlon champion

Men’s Field Athlete of the year

• Mondo Duplantis (SWE) – Olympic pole vault champion
• Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) – Olympic long jump champion

Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year

• Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) – world marathon record-holder
• Sifan Hassan (NED) – Olympic marathon champion

Men’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year

• Brian Pintado (ECU) – Olympic 20km race walk champion
• Tamirat Tola (ETH) – Olympic marathon champion

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