IAAF announces 2018 Athlete of the Year awards nominees

This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2018 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the IAAF Athletics Awards 2018 in Monaco?

Here is the list of 10 nominees for Male World Athlete of the Year?

Read: https://t.co/hFKv6Er20V pic.twitter.com/1ejVCrPQPx

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) October 23, 2018

The IAAF has announced the nominees for its 2018 male and female Athlete of the Year awards, to be announced in Monaco on December 4. The nominees include field competitors and the following runners and multi-event athletes:

Female:

Dina Asher-Smith
Beatrice Chepkoech
Sifan Hassan
Shaunae Miller-Uibo
Caster Semenya
Nafissatou Thiam

Congratulations to @EliudKipchoge @EEmmanuelkorir @tim_cheruiyot @beasteeple for being nominate for the @iaaforg male and female athlete of the year award @moscakenya pic.twitter.com/GekltyfO4E

— Athletics Kenya (@athletics_kenya) October 25, 2018

Male:

Eliud Kipchoge
Timothy Cheruiyot
Christian Coleman
Emmanuel Korir
Noah Lyles
Kevin Mayer
Abderrahman Samba

?2018 achievements of @EliudKipchoge ??

• London Marathon champion✅

• Berlin Marathon champion✅

• Ran the fastest marathon in history✅ pic.twitter.com/1WZX218dtV

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) October 25, 2018

Votes will be cast by the IAAF Council (50 per cent) and IAAF Family (25 per cent), and fans (25 per cent) may vote online via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The full press release can be viewed here.