The 10 athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics.
The confirmation signalled the beginning of the voting process for the 2022 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2022.
She has been picked alongside Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, who is the world 100m champion after claiming a fifth gold medal in the event. There is also Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the world 200m champion and Diamond League 200m champion, and ran a world-leading 21.45 to move to second on the world all-time list
World 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of Bahamas is equally in contention, brandishing the profile of being the world indoor 400m champion and NACAC 400m champion. The World Athletics Indoor Championships held earlier in Belgrade was another standout event, alongside several one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.
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