World Athletics has announced three finalists for the 2023 Men’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year’s best U20 athletes at the World Athletics Awards 2023.
The nominations reflect some of the standout performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23, one-day meeting circuits, and other events around the world.
The winner of the 2023 Men’s Rising Star Award will be selected by an international panel of experts and be announced on World Athletics’ platforms on 11 December.
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The three finalists for the Men’s Rising Star honour are:
Roshawn Clarke (Jamaica)
World Championships 400m hurdles fourth place
Equalled and then broke the world U20 record with 47.85 in Kingston and 47.34 in Budapest
Jamaican champion and CARIFTA Games U20 champion
Erriyon Knighton ( USA)
World Championships 200m silver medallist
US champion
Winner of Diamond League races in Florence and Oslo
Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya)
World Championships 800m silver medallist
Diamond League champion and winner in Rabat, Paris, and Xiamen
World cross-country mixed relay champion
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