South African athletes Caster Semenya and Wayde van Niekerk have both been shortlisted for the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award.
Semenya won gold in the 800m at the Olympic Games earlier this year while Van Niekerk did the same in the 400m and in the process broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old world record in Rio.
And now they need South Africa’s assistance to get them to more medals to add to their accolades!!
A three-way voting process will determine the finalists.
The IAAF Council and the IAAF Family will cast their votes by email, while fans can vote online via the IAAF’s social media platforms.
The IAAF Council’s vote will count for 50% of the result, while the IAAF Family’s votes and the public votes will each count for 25% of the final result.
Voting closes on 1 November. At the conclusion of the voting process, three men and three women finalists will be announced by the IAAF.
The male and female World Athletes of the Year will be announced live on stage at the IAAF Awards Night.
The IAAF Awards night will be in Monaco on 2 December 2016. The list of nominees was selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising of representatives from all six continental areas of the IAAF.
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The nominees for 2016 World Athlete of the Year are:
MEN Usain Bolt (JAM) Thiago Braz da Silva (BRA) Ashton Eaton (USA) Mo Farah (GBR) Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Conselsus Kipruto (KEN) Omar McLeod (JAM) David Rudisha (KEN) Christian Taylor (USA) Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)
WOMEN Almaz Ayana (ETH) Ruth Beitia (ESP) Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Kendra Harrison (USA) Caterine Ibarguen (COL) Ruth Jebet (BRN) Sandra Perkovic (CRO) Caster Semenya (RSA) Elaine Thompson (JAM) Anita Wlodarczyk (POL)
So what are you waiting for? Click here to vote!
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