# Athletics: Five male and five female athletes have been nominated for the World Athletics Awards track athlete of the year. American trio Noah Lyles, Rai Benjamin, and Cordell Tinch, together with Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Jimmy Gressier of France, have been nominated for the men’s track athlete of the year. In the women’s category, Kenyan duo Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon, American duo Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and the Netherlands’ Femke Bol have been nominated. Nominees for the remaining categories will be announced later this month.
Athletics: Nominees for Track Athlete of the Year 2025 revealed