Women’s World Athletes of 2022 Nominees announced

This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2022 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2022.
World Athletics confirmed a list of 10 nominees for Women’s World Athlete of the Year. These athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics.
It has been another memorable year for the sport and the nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22, one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.
The nominees for 2022 Women’s World Athlete of the Year are, World 100m record holder Nigerian Toby Amusan, World Shot put champion USA Chase Ealey, World 100m champion Jamaican Fraser Pryce, World 20km race Walk champion Peruvian Kimberly Garcia, Jamaican World 200m champion Shericka Jackson, Kenyan 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, UKR- World indoor high jump champion, Sydney McLaughlin, USA World 400m hurdles champion, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, BAH- World 400m champion and Yulimar Rojas, VEN- World triple jump champion.
The World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Family will cast their votes by email, while fans can vote online via the World Athletics social media platforms.
The winners will be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December.