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Cherotich, Chepkoech nominated for Women’s Rising Star Award
World Under-20, 3,000m SC champion Faith Cherotich and Commonwealth 3,000m SC champion Jackline Chepkoech have been nominated for this year’s Women’s Rising Star Award.
The award will recognize the best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards.
Cherotich, 18, won the World U20 Championships Trials in 9:18.25 and also placed third at the Diamond League final in Zurich in 9:06.14. Chepkoech, 19, won the Diamond League edition of Brussels in 9:02.43.
Other nominees include South Africa’s Mine De Klerk who is the World U20 shot put champion, Jamaica’s Kerrica Hill who is the World U20 100m hurdles champion and Serbia’s Adriana Vilagos who is the World U20 javelin champion.
The nominations reflect the standout performances witnessed this year, at the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, the World Championships in Oregon and other events around the world.
The winner of the 2022 Women’s Rising Star Award will be selected by an international panel of experts and be announced on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December.
The Men’s Rising Star Award nominees will be announced soon.
(11/01/2022) Views: 984 ⚡AMPby Abigael Wuafula
