Marathon record holder Tigist Assefa joins the final round for the World Athlete of the Year Award.
Athlete Tigist Assefa was one of the top 11 athletes in the world in the list of the best athletes of the year 2023 for World Athletics.
The World Athletics Federation announced the list of successful athletes in various competitions held in 2023.
In the first round of the world’s 11 best athletes, the 5,000-meter record holder Gudaf Tsagaye and the marathon record holder Tigist Assefe were athletes included in the list.
According to the information released by World Athletics, the list of athletes who have qualified for the final round of the competition.
Thus, the Ethiopian marathon record holder Tigist Assefe became one of the athletes who appeared for the final round of the competition.
In addition to Athlete Tigist Assefa, Kenyan athlete Faiz Kipyegon, Jamaican Sherika Jackson, Dutch 400-meter competitor Femke Boll and Venezuelan long jumper Yulimar Rojas are among the five athletes who have been nominated for the final round.
In addition, Athlete Letesenbet Gidey is one of the final three candidates for the World Athletics “Sportsmanship” award.
The athlete who won the silver medal in the women’s 10,000 meters race at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, months ago, was nominated for an award for her sportsmanship by hugging Sifan Hassan, the athlete who fell in the competition.
The final winner of the best male and female athletes of the year will be announced on December 2-3, 2023.
