The names of the five finalists for Men’s World Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed, as the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2023 continues.
The five athletes, who represent four countries from four area associations, have achieved sensational performances across a range of athletics disciplines in 2023, winning titles and breaking world records at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, one-day meeting circuits, Label road races and other events around the world.
Among the five is world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum.
Kiptum, 23, set the new world record of 2:00.35 in October 2023 during his Chicago Marathon professional men’s division win at Grant Park on Sunday in Chicago, Illinois.
He had earlier in the year won the London Marathon.
The finalists are (in alphabetical order):
Neeraj Chopra, IND, javelin
· World champion
· Asian Games champion
Ryan Crouser, USA, shot put
· World champion
· World record
Mondo Duplantis, SWE, pole vault
· World champion
· Diamond League champion with world record
Kelvin Kiptum, KEN, marathon
· London and Chicago Marathon winner
· Marathon world record breaker
Noah Lyles, USA, 100m/200m
· World 100m and 200m champion
· World leader and undefeated in six finals at 200m
Five finalists for Men’s World Athlete of the Year honours. Photo/@WorldAthletics.
Voting procedure for 2023 World Athletes of the Year
A three-way voting process determined the finalists.
The World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Family cast their votes by email, while fans logged their decisions online via the World Athletics social media platforms where a record 2 million votes were registered.
Voting closed on 28 October.
On Monday, five athletes were also unveiled for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year.
The five include Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon who won double gold at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 in World 1500m as well as 5000m.
Kipyegon also set three new world records this at 1500m, mile and 5000m.
The World Athletes of the Year will be announced on World Athletics’ platforms on 11 December, as part of the World Athletics Awards 2023.
