Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson has been named among the many 5 finalists for the celebrated Ladies’s World Athlete of the Yr award, World Athletics has announced.
The 5 athletes, who signify 5 international locations from 4 space associations, have achieved sensational performances throughout a spread of athletics disciplines in 2023, profitable titles and breaking world information on the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, one-day assembly circuits, Label highway races, and different occasions all over the world.
Jackson is the one finalist from North America. The opposite 4 finalists are:
Tigist Assefa, ETH, marathon
· Berlin marathon winner
· World marathon file
Femke Bol, NED, 400m/400m hurdles
· World 400m hurdles champion
· World indoor 400m file
Religion Kipyegon, KEN, 1500m/mile/5000m
· World 1500m and 5000m champion
· World information at 1500m, mile and 5000m
Yulimar Rojas, VEN, triple bounce
· World champion
· Diamond league champion
Voting process for World Athletics Awards
A 3-way voting course of decided the finalists.
The World Athletics Council and different stakeholders solid their votes by e mail, whereas followers logged their selections on-line by way of the World Athletics social media platforms the place a file 2 million votes have been registered.
Voting closed on 28 October.
The World Athletes of the Yr will likely be introduced on World Athletics’ platforms on 11 December, as a part of the World Athletics Awards 2023.
A formidable 2023 for Jackson
Shericka Jackson, the second quickest girl of all time within the 200 meters, closed out a formidable 2023 season in September with the gold double on the Diamond League: 10.70 within the 100 meters and 21.57 within the 200 meters — a brand new meet file.
Only a month earlier than on the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Jackson set a nationwide file within the 200 meters with 21.41, simply almost lacking the world file of 21.34 set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner. In July, she set a private greatest and new world-leading time within the 100 meters with 10.65 on the Nationwide Stadium in Kingston.
Shericka Jackson is at the moment the one athlete in World Championship historical past to win medals within the 100, 200 and 400 meters (and by extension, the 4×100 and 4×400 meters relays). She can be the second athlete in historical past, behind Marita Koch to win medals within the 100, 200, 400, 4×100, and 4×400 meters on the World Championships and/or the Olympic Video games.
