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Emmanuel Wanyonyi nominated for Male Track Athlete of the Year Award

The reigning Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi has been nominated for the World Athletics Male Track Athlete of the Year Award slated for December 2024.

The 20 year-old will battle for the award against Olympic 400m hurdle Rai Benjamin, Olympic 110m hurdles champion, Grant Holloway, Olympic 5000m champion, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Olympic 100m champion, Noah Lyles and Olympic 200m champion, Letsile Tebogo.

According to World Athletics, the voting process will be closed on Sunday 27, October at midnight as per the Central European Summer Time (CEST).

At the same time, the statement elaborated, “Given the higher number of disciplines on the track, there are six nominees for this category, and though – as with the other categories – there will be just two finalists.”

Moreover, the WA affirms that it has been another memorable year for the sport and that the nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Athletics Indoor Championships, one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.

The nominees for 2024 Men’s Track Athlete of the Year are (in alphabetical order):

Rai Benjamin, USA

• Olympic 400m hurdles and 4x400m champion

• World 400m hurdles leader

Grant Holloway, USA

• Olympic 110m hurdles champion

• World indoor 60m hurdles champion and world record

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway

• Olympic 5000m champion

• World 3000m record

Noah Lyles, USA

• Olympic 100m champion

• Olympic 200m bronze

Letsile Tebogo, Botswana

• Olympic 200m champion

• World 200m leader

Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Kenya

• Olympic 800m champion

• Diamond League 800m champion

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  • John Vaselyne is the founder of Athletics News. Africa’s only Independent Athletics News website. He has covered World U18 and U20 Championships, World Cross Country Championships, Four Continental Tour Gold Series, Wanda Diamond League. He has passion for the Sport and has over seven years experience in this area of sport. He is also the Leading Athletics Pundit in the Country, having been hosted in ALL leading TV stations in Kenya

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