So who gets Athlete of the Year?
Bolt with his fantastic shows and World Records.
Bekele with another stellar double and getting the Golden League jackpot.
Bolt gets credit for beating Tyson Gay.
But that series of victories in distance events is a pretty tall order. Bekele didn't want to run the WC 5000. That added two races after the WC 10000 and before the Zurich 5000 where he ran the world leading time. I give Bekele the nod.
I wouldn't argue much if Bolt gets it, though.