Bolt, Fraser-Pryce Named Among IAAF Athlete Of The Year Nominees For 2013

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (left) and Usain Bolt.

Two Jamaicans are among the 10 men and 10 women shortlisted by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) to take the coveted 2013 World Athlete of the Year Award. 

The Jamaican athletes named in an announcement by the federation today are Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. 

An email poll involving the world athletics family begins today, and will close on October 27, at midnight. The IAAF say the candidates have been selected by an IAAF panel of athletics experts made up of representatives from all six continental areas of the IAAF. read more...