Admin l Monday, November 06, 2017
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – With just 18 days to go, the IAAF today revealed the names of the finalists for the 2017 IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.
The finalists are (in alphabetical order): Men -Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT), Mo Farah (GBR) and Wayde van Niekerk (RSA). The Women finalists are Almaz Ayana (ETH), Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE) and Nafissatou Thiam (BEL). The 2017 World Athletes of the Year were selected through a three-way voting process.
The IAAF Council and the IAAF Family cast their votes by email, while fans voted online via the IAAF’s social media platforms. The IAAF Council’s vote counted for 50% of the result, while the IAAF Family’s votes and the public votes each counted for 25% of the final result. Voting closed on 16 October.
The male and female World Athletes of the Year will be announced live on stage at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2017 in Monaco on Friday 24 November.
