Tobi Amusan nominated for Girls’s World Athlete award

The world 100m hurdles champion and world document holder, Tobi Amusan, has been listed among the many 10 nominees for the Girls’s World Athlete of the 12 months organised by World Athletics.

The athletics physique made this recognized in a press launch revealed on their web site on Wednesday, October 12.

The physique had additional talked about that the ten nominees had been chosen by a global panel of athletics consultants, from all six continental areas of World Athletics.

Amusan alongside Kenyan’s Religion Kipyegon, who’s the present World 1500m champion and Diamond League 1500m champion, have been the one Africans to nominated.

The assertion learn, “This week marks the opening of the voting course of for the 2022 World Athletes of the 12 months forward of the World Athletics Awards 2022.

“World Athletics is happy to substantiate a listing of 10 nominees for Girls’s World Athlete of the 12 months. These athletes have been chosen by a global panel of athletics consultants, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics.

“It has been one other memorable 12 months for the game and the nominations mirror a few of the standout performances achieved on the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22, one-day assembly circuits and different occasions around the globe.”

The athletic physique additionally added that followers would additionally have the ability to vote on-line by way of the World Athletics social media platforms and the highest 5 finalists could be introduced on Monday, October 31.

“The World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Household will solid their votes by electronic mail, whereas followers can vote on-line by way of the World Athletics social media platforms. Particular person graphics for every nominee can be posted on Fb, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube this week; a ‘like’ on Fb, Instagram and YouTube or a retweet on Twitter will depend as one vote.

“The World Athletics Council’s vote will depend for 50% of the consequence, whereas the World Athletics Household’s votes and the general public votes will every depend for 25% of the ultimate consequence.

“Voting for the World Athletes of the 12 months closes at midnight on Monday 31 October. On the conclusion of the voting course of, 5 ladies and 5 males finalists can be introduced by World Athletics.

“The winners can be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December.”