KJT and Josh Kerr nominated for Laureus awards

Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Josh Kerr have had their success finally yr’s World Championships recognised by Laureus.

The British pair are simply two of 9 observe and subject athletes who’ve been nominated for the 2024 Laureus World Sports activities Awards, with the winners introduced in Madrid on April 22.

After rupturing her Achilles tendon after which proper calf muscle in as a few years, Johnson-Thompson recovered from each to turn into a double world heptathlon champion. She is on the shortlist for the comeback of the yr award.

Kerr, though he was already an Olympic 1500m bronze medallist from Tokyo, is nominated for the breakthrough athlete of the yr award. That’s after the Brit noticed off Jakob Ingebrigtsen to turn into world 1500m champion in Budapest.

In doing so, Kerr turned solely the third Brit in historical past to say world 1500m gold after Steve Cram in 1983 after which extra lately Jake Wightman in 2022.

Josh Kerr (Getty)

On a world scale, athletics was extremely recognised by Laureus on this yr’s version.

The award was based in 1999 and recognises sports activities people and groups for his or her excellent achievements all year long.

Usain Bolt has been named Laureus sportsman of the yr on 4 events (2009, 2010, 2013 and 2017).

Cathy Freeman (2001), Kelly Holmes (2005), Yelena Isinbayeva (2007 and 2009), Jessica Ennis-Hill (2013), Genzebe Dibaba (2015), Elaine Thompson-Herah (2022) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (2023) have all been topped Laureus sportswoman of the yr.

Mondo Duplantis and Noah Lyles will each purpose to affix Bolt on the boys’s checklist.

Each athletes excelled in 2023 and it’s not shocking they’ve been recognised.

Duplantis received his second consecutive world pole vault gold medal and broke his personal world document on two events (6.22m and 6.23m), whereas Lyles turned the primary sprinter since Bolt to say the 100m, 200m and 4x100m ‘triple gold’ on the World Championships.

In the meantime, Religion Kipyegon, Sha’Carri Richardson and Shericka Jackson will look so as to add their names to what’s already a big feminine roster of observe and subject winners on the Laureus awards.

Religion Kipyegon (Getty)

Kipeygon was arguably the standout athlete of the 2023 season after she set an incredible three world information (1500m, mile and 5000m) in simply 49 days. The Kenyan additionally claimed 1500m and 5000m golds on the World Championships.

In what was an unimaginable victory from lane eight, Sha’Carri Richardson struck world 100m gold with a championships document of 10.65. The US athlete additionally picked up gold within the 4x100m and bronze within the 200m.

Jackson additionally excelled in Budapest and retained her world 200m crown in Budapest with 21.41 – the second quickest time in historical past. The Jamaican wasn’t performed there although and picked up silvers within the 100m and 4x100m.

Para-athletes in observe and subject have additionally been recognised with Luka Ekler and Markus Rehm being nominated for sportsperson of the yr with a incapacity.

Luka Ekler (Getty)

Ekler claimed a surprising three golds (T38 200m, 400m and lengthy soar) and silver (T38 100m) on the World Para Championships.

In Paris, Rehm additionally produced the products. He received one more gold within the T64 lengthy soar – the sixth consecutive lengthy soar title the German has claimed at a world championships. He additionally jumped 8.72m to safe a 14th world document.

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