World Athletics has revealed a star-studded checklist of 11 nominees for the Men’s World Athlete of the Year 2023 award, that includes famend athletes like Noah Lyles, Mondo Duplantis, and Neeraj Chopra.
The announcement comes two months forward of the award ceremony scheduled for December 11. These athletes have earned their nominations largely resulting from their excellent performances on the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023.
Notable mentions on the checklist embrace Kenya’s rising marathon star, Kelvin Kiptum, who shattered Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon world document on the 2023 Chicago Marathon.
Associated: Shericka Jackson nominated for Women’s World Athlete of the Year 2023
The varied group of nominees represents numerous observe and subject disciplines, showcasing their distinctive skills on the worldwide stage.
The total checklist of nominees (in alphabetical order) contains:
- Noah Lyles, USA – A 3-time world champion.
- Neeraj Chopra, India – World and Asian Video games javelin champion.
- Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, Sweden – Pole vault world champion, Diamond League winner with a world document.
- Karsten Warholm, Norway – 400m hurdles world champion.
- Miltiadis Tentoglou, Greece – World lengthy soar champion.
- Pierce LePage, Canada – Decathlon world champion.
- Alvaro Martin, Spain – World 20km and 35km race stroll champion.
- Kelvin Kiptum, Kenya – London and Chicago marathon winner, marathon world document breaker.
- Soufiane El Bakkali, Morocco – 3000m steeplechase world champion.
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway – World 5000m champion, 1500m silver medallist.
- Ryan Crouser, USA – Shot put world champion.