Tobi Amusan, a holder of numerous world records, was not included on the final shortlist for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year Award.
Only three Africans were among the 11 nominees for the award excluding Tobi Amusan who is arguably one of the most consistent female athletes in Africa.
The African athletes nominated for the award are Faith Kipyegon from Kenya, Tigist Assefa, and Gudaf Tsegay, both of whom are from Ethiopia.
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Other nominees are Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the high jump champion in Budapest and Eugene, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the world and Diamond League champion in the 200 meters, Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi, the javelin champion, and Jamaican Shericka Jackson.
Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas, a triple champion in the world and the Diamond League, Sha’Carri Richardson, an American who won the 100-meter title at the world championships, and Winfred Yavi, a Bahraini who won the 3000-meter steeplechase title in Budapest and Eugene, are also on the list.
Tobi Amusan, who has the women’s 100-meter hurdles world record, made history last year when she became the first Nigerian to be nominated for the Women’s World Athlete of The Year award. She, however, lost it to Sydney McLaughlin, who holds the 400-meter hurdles world record.
When Amusan won the women’s 100m hurdles last month in 12.33 seconds, she matched Dawn Nelson-Harper’s record and became just the second woman in Diamond League history to win three consecutive 100m hurdles championships.
In the semi-final of the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, last year, Amusan won the 100-meter hurdles gold medal and established a new world record with a time of 12.12 seconds. She accomplished this by setting a world record in an athletics competition and becoming the first Nigerian to win a world title. She also won gold in the 4×100-meter relay and the 100-meter hurdle in the Commonwealth Games.
While fans can vote online through World Athletics Social Media Platforms, the World Athletics Council and World Athletics members will cast their ballots by email.
The voting process will end on the night of October 28, 2023. Afterward, the World Athletics will announce the finalists on November 13 and 14, and on December 11 the winners will be revealed on the World Athletics Social Media platforms.
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