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IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2016 Finalist

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By CNW Reporter

With less than a month to go until the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016, the IAAF can reveal the names of the finalists for the 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.

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The finalists are (in alphabetical order):

Men
Usain Bolt (JAM)
Mo Farah (GBR)
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)

Women
Almaz Ayana (ETH)
Elaine Thompson (JAM)
Anita Wlodarczyk (POL)

The finalists were determined by a three-way voting process. The IAAF Council’s vote counted for 50% of the result, the IAAF Family’s* vote counted for 25% and a public vote, conducted via social media, counted for 25% of the final result.

The World Athletes of the Year will be announced live on stage at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016.

 

 

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