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WA AOY nominees
MONACO (MON): World Athletics has announced the nominees for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year and Men’s World Athlete of the Year. Nominees, ten for each award, were selected by a panel of eight statisticians.
Voting for 3 finalists is now open and will close at midnight CEST on Saturday 17 October.
Women’s 2026 Athlete of the Year Nominees, art by World Athletics
Nominees for the women’s award are Tigst Assefa, Chase Jackson, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Agnes Ngetich, Marileidy Paulino, María Pérez, Camryn Rogers, Masai Russell, Audrey Werro and Yan Ziyi.
Kenneth Bednarek, Kristjan Čeh, Andy Díaz Hernández, Alison dos Santos, Mondo Duplantis, Collen Kebinatshipi, Josh Kerr, Rumesh Pathirage, Sabastian Sawe and Ja’Kobe Tharp are nominated for the men’s award.
Men’s Nominees for the WA AOY 2026, art by World Athletics