Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has been nominated for the prestigious 2024 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award set for April 22, 2024, in Madrid, Spain.
The Double world record holder will compete against United States’ World 100-meter champion Sha’Carri Richardson and the Jamaican two-time World 200m champion Shericka Jackson.
The middle distance champion had an impressive 2023 that saw her break the 1500-meter world record at the Diamond League Meeting in Florence, Italy and in under a week shattered the 5000-meter world record in Paris, France.
Kipyegon then won the 1500m and 5000m gold medals at the World Championships in Budapest before claiming the 1500-meter Diamond League Trophy.
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World Sportsman of the Year
1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2. Mondo Duplantis (Sweden)
3. Erling Haaland (Norway)
4. Noah Lyles (USA)
5. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
6. Max Verstappen (The Netherlands)
World Sportswoman of the Year
1. Aitana Bonmati (Spain)
2. Shericka Jackson (Jamaica)
3. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya)
4. Sha’Carri Richardson (USA)
5. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA)
6. Iga Swiatek (Poland)
World Team of the Year
1. European Ryder Cup team (Europe)
2. Germany’s men basketball team (Germany)
3. Manchester City’s men football team (UK)
4. Oracle Red Bull Racing (Austria)
5. Springboks (South Africa)
World Breakthrough of the Year
1. Jude Bellingham (UK)
2. Linda Caicedo (Colombia)
3. Coco Gauff (USA)
4. Qin Haiyan (China)
5. Josh Kerr (UK)
6. Salma Paralluelo (Spain)
World Comeback of the Year
1. Simone Biles (USA)
2. Katarina Johnson-Thompson (UK)
3. Siya Kolisi (South Africa)
4. Sebastian Haller (Ivory Coast)
5. Jammal Murray (Canada)
6. Marketa Vondrousova (Czech)