There are two finalists in each category (six men and six women total). They are Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Letsile Tebogo (men's track), Sydney McLaughlin-levrone, Julien Alfred (women's track), Mondo Duplantis, Miltiadis Tentoglou (men's field), Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Nafissatou Thiam (women's field), Tamirat Tola, race walker Brian Pintado (men's out of stadium), Sifan Hassan, Ruth Chepngetich (women's out of stadium).
- 2024 AOY Award Is Different As In Addition To The Category Awards, A Fan Vote Will Decide The Overall Man And Woman AOY Vote here now.
- Some Kenyan Fans Are Angry Double Olympic Champ Beatrice Chebet Was "Snubbed" From World AOY Finalists List Beatrice won the 10,000m and 5,000m in Paris, set the 10,000m WR (28:54), won World XC champs and the DL 5000m title whereas Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone barely raced, but won Olympic gold and set the 400H WR. We loved the quote from one fan who said, “It’s like the top school prize being given to the girl who was absent all year and turned up to sit the exams."
- InsideTheGames: "The World's Fastest Man, Noah Lyles Is Not Among 2024's Best" Comparing Lyles to Letsile Tebogo, Lyles won four global medals in 2024 to Tebogo's two. (Paris 100m gold, 200m bronze and 60m/4x400 world indoor silver for Lyles. Paris 200m gold and 4x400 silver for Tebogo).
- Pulse Sports Says Lyles Missing Out On The AOY Shortlist "Is a lost opportunity to further leverage his brand..."
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