Shericka Jackson is the only real Jamaican girl among the many record of 11 nominees for the 2023 Girls’s World Athlete of the Yr award.
The record of nominees was introduced by the World Athletics Group on Wednesday.
Jackson, the second quickest girl of all time within the 200 metres, closed out a formidable 2023 season in September with the a 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 practically 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 metres (and by extension, the 4×100 and 4×400 metres relays). She can also be the second athlete in historical past, behind Marita Koch to win medals within the 100, 200, 400, 4×100 and 4×400 metres on the World Championships and/or the Olympic Video games.
“In what has been one other memorable 12 months for the game, the nominations replicate a number of the standout performances achieved on the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, one-day assembly circuits, Label street races and different occasions world wide,” the World Athletics stated in an announcement on Wednesday.
This week marks the opening of the voting course of for the 2023 World Athletes of the Yr.
These athletes had been chosen by a world panel of athletics consultants, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics.
The voting course of
A 3-way voting course of will decide the finalists.
The World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Household will solid their votes by e-mail, whereas followers can vote on-line through the World Athletics social media platforms. Particular person graphics for every nominee might be posted on Fb, X, Instagram and YouTube this week; a ‘like’ on Fb, Instagram and YouTube or a retweet on X will rely as one vote.
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The World Athletics Council’s vote will rely for 50% of the consequence, whereas the World Athletics Household’s votes and the general public votes will every rely for 25% of the ultimate consequence.
Voting for the World Athletes of the Yr closes at midnight on Saturday 28 October. On the conclusion of the voting course of, 5 girls and 5 males finalists might be introduced by World Athletics on 13-14 November.
The winners might be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms on 11 December.
