The pair each made historical past on the Olympics and got the accolades on the annual world awards in Monaco
Letsile Tebogo and Siffan Hassan have been topped World Athletes of the 12 months.
The pair acquired their accolades on the annual world awards in Monaco (December 1) after scintillating seasons.
Tebogo grew to become Botswana’s first ever Olympic champion with 200m gold within the French capital, clocking an African file of 19.46 – a time that positioned him fifth on the all-time checklist over half a lap.
The 21-year-old then adopted that up by serving to Botswana’s males’s 4x400m staff safe an Olympic silver medal, ending behind the US.
Letsile Tebogo (Getty)
Over the course of the season, Tebogo dipped underneath 20 seconds within the 200m on 9 events, displaying exceptional consistency all through his marketing campaign.
“It feels wonderful to know that the followers are at all times there for us athletes, he mentioned. “It was an ideal 12 months and this implies lots.
“It’s not simply concerning the staff that’s round you, there are a number of followers on the market that actually need us to win one thing nice for the continent. It was an actual shock to listen to my identify as a result of I didn’t anticipate this.”
Sifan Hassan and Tigist Assefa (Getty)
Hassan in the meantime grew to become the primary feminine athlete in historical past to win medals within the 5000m, 10,000m and marathon on the similar Olympics.
After bronzes in each the 5000m and 10,000m, the 31-year-old gained a surprising gold medal over 26.2 miles, defeating then world-record holder Tigst Assefa across the Parisian course.
Solely the legendary Emil Zátopek, who claimed golds in all three of these distances on the Helsinki 1952 Video games, has achieved that feat.
“Thanks to the followers, to all people who voted,” mentioned Hassan. “I by no means thought I used to be going to win this one. This 12 months was loopy. It’s not solely me – all of the athletes have been wonderful. I’m actually grateful. What extra can I say?”
Sifan Hassan (Getty)
Each Hassan and Tebogo additionally gained awards of their respective disciplines, with the previous being named males’s monitor athlete of the 12 months and Hassan the ladies’s out of stadium athlete of the 12 months.
Sembo Almayew and Mattia Furlani secured the rising star awards, given to these junior athletes who broke boundaries within the season.
“On the finish of what has been a stellar 12 months for athletics, we’re delighted to disclose our checklist of World Athletes of the 12 months – each of their respective disciplines and general,” mentioned World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. “This group of athletes represents the easiest of our sport and has this 12 months redefined what is feasible by way of athletic efficiency.
“Our 2024 cohort set new requirements in heights, pace and distance, together with six world information and a bunch of Olympic and nationwide information between them.
“I congratulate all our award winners, and the entire athletes nominated for these honours, and I thank them for uplifting us all with their performances this 12 months.”
Seb Coe (Getty)
Listed below are the complete checklist of winners:
Girls’s World Athlete of the 12 months: Sifan Hassan
Males’s World Athlete of the 12 months: Letsile Tebogo
Girls’s monitor: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Girls’s subject: Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Girls’s out of stadium: Sifan Hassan
Males’s monitor: Letsile Tebogo
Males’s subject: Mondo Duplantis
Males’s out of stadium: Tamirat Tola
Girls’s Rising Star: Sembo Almayew
Males’s Rising Star: Mattia Furlani
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