World record-breakers Mondo Duplantis of Sweden and Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2020, a ceremony held virtually on Saturday (5). [Read more…]
Athletes of the Year – Women finalists
November 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Valerie Adams
With less than two weeks to go until the 2013 World Athletics Gala, the IAAF has the pleasure in announcing the names of the three female athletes who are still in contention to become the 2013 World Athlete of the Year. [Read more…]
Bolt and Pearson 2011 Athletes of the Year
November 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Athletes of the Year 2011
Monte Carlo – Usain Bolt (JAM) and Sally Pearson (AUS) were named the Male and Female World Athletes of the Year for 2011 by IAAF President Lamine Diack earlier today. [Read more…]
Savinova Euro Athlete of 2011
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Russia’s Savinova voted 2011 European Athlete of the Year
Mariya Savinova - European Athlete of the Year 2011
Mariya Savinova of Russia has been voted the 2011 winner of the women’s European Athlete of the Year Award presented by MONDO.
The 26-year-old has become the fourth Russian woman – after her compatriots Irina Privalova, Svetlana Masterkova and Yelena Isinbayeva – to be honoured as the European Athletics Athlete of the Year. [Read more…]
