Paris Olympic champions Julien Alfred, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, and Faith Kipyegon have been selected in a tough women’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.
Alfred made history in Paris by becoming Saint Lucia’s first Olympic champion in history as well as scooping the world 60m indoor and Diamond League titles.
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Consequently, McLaughlin-Levrone showed her consistency and dominance in the women’s 400mH again by claiming the Olympic title in a new World Record time and played a vital role in Team USA’s 4x400m gold medal.
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For Kipyegon, she was undefeated in the women’s 1500m event all season, successfully defended her Olympic title, lowered her World Record time, and became the 5000m silver medallist in Paris.
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Other nominees are Beatrice Chebet, who inspired a Kenyan 1-2 in the Olympic 5000m final, did the double again in the 10,000m, and clocked a new 10,000m World Record during the season.
Dominica Republic’s Marileidy Paulino was also unbeaten all season and became the Olympic and Diamond League 400m champion.
World Athletics states there will be just two finalists before the winner will be announced.
The nominees for 2024 Women’s Track Athlete of the Year are (in alphabetical order):
Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia
• Olympic 100m champion
• World indoor 60m champion
Beatrice Chebet, Kenya
• Olympic 5000m and 10,000m champion
• World 10,000m record
Faith Kipyegon, Kenya
• Olympic 1500m champion
• World 1500m record
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, USA
• Olympic 400m hurdles and 4x400m champion
• World 400m hurdles record
Marileidy Paulino, Dominican Republic
• Olympic 400m champion
• Diamond League 400m champion
Gabby Thomas, USA
• Olympic 200m champion
• Olympic 4x100m and 4x400m champion
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