Elaine Thompson-Herah Nominated for Feminine Athlete of the Yr
Jamaican dash sensation and the quickest girl alive, Elaine Thomspon-Herah is among the many 10 feminine athletes which have been for the 2021 World Athletics Feminine Athlete of the Yr award.
Only a few weeks in the past, Thompson-Herah wrapped probably the most profitable season of her profession thus far, the place she scored Olympic gold medals within the 100m, 200m and 4x100m this summer season in Tokyo. She additionally clocked private greatest occasions to 10.54 seconds within the 100m and 21.53 within the 200m, making her the quickest girl alive.
The nomination comes simply days after Thomspon-Herah introduced that she had departed from the MVP Observe Membership and cut up from her longtime coach, Stephen Francis.
Different stellar feminine athletes nominated embrace Olympic discus champion, Valarie Allman, from USA, Olympic 100m hurdles champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn from Puerto Rico, Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands, Olympic 1500m champion Religion Kipyegon from Kenya, and Olympic excessive bounce champion Mariya Lasitskene from Russia (ANA).
Additionally nominated are World and Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin of USA, Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo from The Bahamas, Olympic 800m and 4x400m champion Athing Mu from USA and triple bounce Olympic champion Yulimar Rojas from Venezuela.
“The nominations replicate the exceptional vary of outstanding performances that the game has witnessed this yr, on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Video games, one-day assembly circuits and different occasions all over the world,” mentioned the World Athletics in making the announcement.
If Thompson-Herah wins the award, this can be her first “Athlete of the Yr” title. No Caribbean male athlete was nominated for this yr’s awards.
Voting for the World Athletes of the Yr closes at midnight on Saturday, November 6.
On the conclusion of the voting course of, 5 ladies and 5 males finalists can be introduced by World Athletics.
The feminine and male World Athletes of the Yr can be introduced stay on the World Athletics Awards 2021 in December.