Olympic champions Letsile Tebogo (200m) and Sifan Hassan (marathon) were named “Athletes of the Year” this Sunday, December 1 in Monaco by the International Athletics Federation, which also rewarded four other athletes who particularly shone during of the Paris Olympic Games. Botswana’s Tebogo was rewarded after becoming the first African sprinter to be crowned Olympic 200m champion in August. In Paris, he crossed the line in 19″46, ahead of the Americans Kenny Bednarek and the favorite Noah Lyles. Among the women, the Dutch Sifan Hassan was rewarded for her crazy sequence in the French capital. In ten days, she had ran two 5000m (series and final), a 10,000m and a marathon, and managed to win three medals in three races, including marathon gold at the end of a final that remained within the memories, neck and neck with Kenyan world record holder Tigist Assefa The International Athletics Federation has also decided to reward athletes who have particularly shone at the Olympics, whether on the road, on the track or in competitions. the “competition” category, the Swede Armand Duplantis was logically crowned Undefeated in 2024, the pole vaulter had a perfect season with Olympic gold and a new world record to boot. (6.26m) The Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh was elected in the women’s category, after having improved the old world record in the high jump at just 22 years old (raised to 2.10m) and also won Olympic gold at the age of 22. Paris. In addition to Tebogo, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was awarded in the “track” category. The American had completed a historic lap at the Stade de France by beating her own world record in the 400m hurdles (50″37). On the road, the International Athletics Federation also rewarded the Ethiopian Tamirat Tola, Olympic champion of the marathon.
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