Christine Mboma and Athing Mu are among five candidates nominated for this year’s Female Rising Star Award. Ahead of next month’s World Athletics Awards 2021, World Athletics announced the five nominees.
The nominations reflect the many incredible performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and other events around the world.
The winner of the 2021 Female Rising Star Award will be selected by an international panel of experts and be announced live at the World Athletics Awards 2021 on 1 December.
The nominees are:
Keely Hodgkinson, GBR
– Olympic 800m silver medallist
– Diamond League and European indoor 800m champion
– European U20 800m records indoors and outdoors
Silja Kosonen, FIN
– World U20 hammer champion
– European U20 hammer champion
– World U20 hammer record
Christine Mboma, NAM
– Olympic 200m silver medallist
– World U20 and Diamond League 200m champion
– World U20 200m record
Athing Mu, USA
– Olympic 800m and 4x400m champion
– World U20 indoor 800m record
– North American U20 records at 400m and 800m
Zerfe Wondemagegn, ETH
– World U20 3000m steeplechase silver medallist
– National U20 steeplechase record
– Olympic 3000m steeplechase finalist
Athing Mu in termes of top class wins. But Mboma is talented as much as Mu is
How you gonna compare an Olympics champion with ???
Athing Mu is at the top of her game. For the whole season I double she was beaten more than once in either the 400 m or 800m
ATHING MU OF THE US. SHE WON TWO OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS AT THE AGE OF 19.With a tremendous anchor leg for the 4×400 RELAY TokyoOlympics
My vote has to b Mu dominated the college circuit 2x Olympic gold medalist Tokyo
Hard to choose…they are both very talented…good luck ladies
Athing Mu, no doubt.
Mu for my money
Mu ofc. Double Olympic gold, Area record, unbeaten for a whole year.
athing mu please. thanks much
where can I find a list of jamaica or international track and field athletes who are heading to school in the usa for season 2021-2022?