In total, 10 athletes are nominated for the honorary award.
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslav Maguchy nominated for the titlebest female athlete in the world 2022. In total, 10 athletes claim the honorary award.
Athletes and officials will vote by email, while fans can vote online via social media. Photos for each nominee will be posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube this week. Like or retweet will count as one vote.
The votes of the World Athletics Council will count towards 50% of the results, while the votes of athletes and fans will count towards 25% of the final results.
Earlier it was reported that Maguchikh claims to be the best European athlete. In addition to the Ukrainian, the top 3 included the runner Femke Bol from the Netherlands and the heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam from Belgium.
Recall that Maguchih won gold at the Diamond League stage in Brussels with a score of 2.05 m. This season, the Ukrainian won the Diamond League stages 4 times.
In addition, Yaroslava won a gold medal in the high jump at the 2022 European Multisport Championships. The Ukrainian also won a silver medal in the high jump at the 2022 World Championships.
Voting for the title of the best athlete of the year will end on October 31. At the end of the process, the organizers will announce the names of the five finalists for women and five more for men. Winners will be announced in early December.
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Source: Sportarena
