Recently updated on November 4th, 2022 at 08:47 pm
Tobi Amusan has become the first Nigerian athlete in history, to be nominated for the World Athletics 2022 Athlete of the Year of Award.
The 25 year old’s name was among the 10 women athletes released on 12 October 2022 by World Athletics as nominees for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year 2022 award.
I have twice being named Nigerian Athlete of the Year by Athletic Heat platform but this is my first international nomination and I want us to win it!”
A three-way voting process will determine the finalists.
The World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Family will cast their votes by email, while fans can vote online via the World Athletics social media platforms.
Individual graphics for each nominee will be posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube; a ‘like’ on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube or a retweet on Twitter will count as one vote.
The World Athletics Council’s vote will count for 50% of the result, while the World Athletics Family’s votes and the public votes will each count for 25% of the final result.
The winners will be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December.
