U.S. stars nominated for Athlete of the Year honors
By Tom Surber, USATF
Posted Tuesday, 16 October, 2007
Tyson Gay, Allyson Felix, Reese Hoffa, Sanya Richards, Bernard Lagat and Jeremy Wariner have been named to the short list of candidates for the 2007 IAAF World Athletes of the Year Awards.
Fans will have the opportunity to contribute to the selection of the three finalists in the men's and women's categories via the IAAF website (www.iaaf.org). After a merge of all the votes (IAAF Family Vote - 70%; General Public Vote - 30%), the three male and three female athletes with the most points will be declared as finalists. The voting will close on Friday, October 31 at midnight CET.
For more information on the 2007 IAAF World Athletes of the Year Awards, visit www.iaaf.org.
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Candidates for the World Athlete of the Year Awards
Athletes listed in alphabetical order
Men
Kenenisa Bekele ETH
Tyson Gay USA
Haile Gebrselassie ETH
Reese Hoffa USA
Bernard Lagat USA
Tero Pitkämäki FIN
Asafa Powell JAM
Irving Saladino PAN
Zersenay Tadese ERI
Jeremy Wariner USA
Liu Xiang CHN
Women
Meseret Defar ETH
Allyson Felix USA
Yelena Isinbayeva RUS
Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN
Janeth Jepkosgei KEN
Lornah Kiplagat NED
Carolina Klüft SWE
Tatyana Lebedeva RUS
Sanya Richards USA
Valerie Vili NZL
Blanka Vlasic CRO
Contact:
Tom Surber
Media Information Manager
USA Track & Field
317-713-4690
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