• Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo has been nominated for the top prize at the 2024 World Athletics Awards after an impressive season
• The 200-meter Olympic champion competed with five other athletes for the first prize, while American sprinter Noah Lyles failed in the race
• The 21-year-old sprinter is not the only African to win the final round of the award; The Ethiopian Olympic marathon record holder also won this award.

Letsile Tebogo has been nominated as one of the six finalists for the top prize in 2024 World Athletics Awards, but American sprinter Noah Lyles failed to make the cut.

Lyles missed the cut after failing to make it through the final round of the Male Track Athlete of the Year award.

The 100m Olympic champion was one of the first nominees in their category, along with Rai Benjamin, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Grant Holloway, but failed to advance to the next round after the initial voting process was completed.

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Tebogo is one of the candidates for World Athlete of the Year

Accordingly IOLTebogo and Norway’s long-distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen became finalists for the World Male Athletics Athlete of the Year.

Ingebrigtsen also had an excellent season, winning gold in the Olympics 5000 meters after a poor performance in the 1500 meters.

The Norwegian athlete will try to beat Tebogo for this award, as the 200 meters Olympic champion won the Best Male Athlete award at the 2024 ANOC Awards in Portugal.

Tebogo and Ingebrigtsen, who are finalists in their category, will be candidates for the Male Athlete of the Year award, which includes both track and field athletes.

The two Male Athletics Athlete of the Year candidates will compete with names such as Brian Daniel Pintado, Militiadis Tentoglou, Mondo Duplantis and Tamirat Tola for the award.

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The winner will be determined by voting and the voting process will end on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 23:59 (CET).

The winner of the award among the six best athletes will be announced on Sunday, December 1, 2024.

Lyles sent a message to Tebogo

legit.ng also Noah’s Lyles sent a congratulatory message to Tebogo After losing to him in the 200 meters final at the 2024 Olympics in Paris games.

The 100 meters Olympic champion admitted that the Botswana athlete had a difficult year after the death of his mother but continued to win.

Source: briefly.co.za