Track Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi make tough World Athletics men's list

Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Track Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi make tough World Athletics men's list

Funmilayo Fameso 14:24 - 21.10.2024

The nominees for the World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year has been announced, featuring Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi.

Paris Olympic champions Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi have been selected in a tough men's list for the World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year.

According to the World Athletics, the nominees reflect some of the standout performances achieved at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Athletics Indoor Championships, one-day meeting circuits, and other events worldwide.

Lyles became USA's first Olympic 100m champion clocking a new personal best time of 9.79s, in addition to claiming 200m bronze medal in Paris. The world's fastest man also won 60m silver medal at the world indoor championships, thus making him one of the most decorated male sprinters this season.

Noah Lyles became the Olympic 100m champion in Paris

For Tebogo, he became Africa's first Olympic 200m champion in history, running a new continental record and world-leading time of 19.46s. The Motswana speed king also anchored his country to the Olympic 4x400m silver medal to highlight his iconic season.

Botswana legend Letsile Tebogo wants more freedom.
Letsile Tebogo became Africa's first Olympic 200m champion in Paris

Likewise, Kenya's Wanyonyi was a dominant force in the 800m event this season, with Olympic and Diamond League titles, as well as clocking the second-fastest time in history in a season where the men's 800m event was arguably the most competitive ever.

Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the Olympic 800m gold medal in Paris

World Athletics states there will be just two finalists before the winner will be announced.

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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