Voting was virtual and the public and people linked to athletics worldwide participated.
The World Athletics held its annual award to the best athletes of the 2021 season and to the best national institution where the Ecuadorian Athletics Federation, along with their peers from Australia, Kenya, the Czech Republic, Costa Rica and Japan were nominated to win that award.
As published by the portal bolavip.com, the voting began several months ago among the public and people linked to athletics, who were the in charge of choosing the most outstanding.
It highlights that in a year after the worst moments of the pandemic, competition was once again enjoyed in track, field, cross and street.
The vote was carried out through social networks and the best athletes were chosen among 10 male and 10 female candidates.
The best of all
Without a doubt, he had a sensational year. The best of his career. She arrived in Tokyo with great competition: her teammate Shelly Ann Fraser Price He was also fighting not only for gold in the 100 meters, but also for records.
Jamaican Elaine Thompson Herah, now the second fastest woman in history with three Olympic golds in 100, 200 with 10.54 seconds and 21.53 seconds, respectively, and the 4×100 post. “I came very close to the world record, so you know, anything is possible. I will not hang the spikes for now, ”he said when he received his award.
The best
Several athletes also excelled at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. However, their world record in the 400 hurdles was magnanimous. A) Yes, Karsten Warholm took the laurels also from the World Athletics.
The Norwegian had already broken the world record for his specialty and arrived in Tokyo wanting more. He had done 46.70 seconds and in Tokyo he did a crazy 45.94 seconds. “When I was there and I saw the time I thought there must be a mistake,” he said. It wasn’t and it was gold and record again.
Others awards
Female rising athlete: Athing Mu, from the United States, At 19 he won gold in the 800 meters.
Male rising athlete: Erriyon Knighton, from the United States. At 17 years old, he stands out for his records in the 200 meters, breaking old Usain Bolt U20 marks. It was fourth in Tokyo.
Featured Federation: Costa Rica. Due to their form of training, competition and the work program of the last 12 months.
Inspiration Award: Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi for shared gold in the Tokyo high jump.
Photographer of the year: Jean-Pierre Durand. One of the best photographers in world athletics, who died in October.
Noelia Caicedo, Vice President of the Ecuadorian Athletics Federation (FEA), on the triumph of Costa Rica said: “The mainstay of Costa Rica was its plan in the development of children’s athletics headed by its president, Geen Clark. Her work comes from several years ago and she has the advantage that it is a woman who is in charge of a national federation, and that is well seen by the World Athletics”.
On the work of the FEA, the also president of the Guayas Athletics Association indicated: “We are more than satisfied, we have worked in an organized way, not to earn this recognition, but to give our sport the space it deserves. So this was an incentive to continue doing things well ”. (D)
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