By Monica Iheakam
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has been named among 10 women nominated for the 2022 World Athletics’ Female Athlete of the Year Award.
World Athletics released the list of nominees on Wednesday.
Amusan a world champion, made history this season setting a world 100m hurdles record of 12.12seconds.
She is the first Nigerian athlete to be nominated for the prestigious award by the World Athletics.
Away from the championships, Amusan also is a Diamond League, Commonwealth and African champion.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Shaunae Miller-Uibo were also nominated for the awards.
According to the world athletics body, the nominees were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics.
Meanwhile, voting for the World Athletes of the Year closes at midnight on Monday 31 October. At the conclusion of the voting process, five women and five men finalists will be announced by World Athletics.
The winners will be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December