Candidates for World Athletics Non-Stadium Athlete of the Year have been announced

The 10 nominees for World Athletics Non-Stadium Male and Female Athletes of the Year include the first woman to break 2:10 in a marathon and the holder of both Olympic marathon records.

The women’s award candidates are Kenyans Ruth Chepngetich (who ran a marathon world record of 2:09:56 in Chicago on October 13) and Agnes Jebet Ngetich (who broke 5 km and 10 km records on the road); Ethiopia’s Sutume Kebede (Tokyo Marathon winner) and Tigist Ketema (Berlin and Dubai Marathon winner) and Dutch woman Sifan Hassan (who ran the fastest women’s marathon in Olympic history).

In the men’s category, the candidates are Ethiopian Tamirat Tola (fastest men’s marathon in Olympic history) and Yomif Kejelcha (half marathon world record); Benson Kipruto of Kenya (Tokyo Marathon winner); Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo (world cross-country champion) and Ecuador’s Brian Daniel Pintado (Olympic 20km race walk champion).

An international panel of experts compiled the candidates.

The two finalists for each award are determined through a three-way voting process between now and Sunday: World Athletics Council vote (50%), World Athletics family vote (25%) and public vote via Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram (25%).

One like on Facebook and Instagram or one retweet on X counts as one vote.

This year, World Athletics changed its award system and crowned the World Athlete of the Year awards for women and men in general, as well as three separate awards given to women and men for athletics events, field events and non-stadium events.

Candidates have been announced before athletes And field athletes.

Fan voting will begin once the finalists are determined. World Athletics Inside Track platform To help determine the overall Athletes of the Year.

Last year, World Athletics divided the World Athlete of the Year awards into three categories for the first time.

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