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Duplantis and McLaughlin-Levrone named World Athletes of the Year

30Nov

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Duplantis and McLaughlin-Levrone named World Athletes of the Year

World champions Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone have been announced as the World Athletes of the Year, receiving top honours in Monaco in recognition of their standout achievements in 2025. Sweden’s pole vault star Duplantis and USA’s sprint sensation McLaughlin-Levrone were the final winners to be revealed at the World Athletics Awards 2025 on Sunday (30), on an evening that saw six athletes crowned in three categories – track, field and out of stadium – before the two overall winners were confirmed. Before being named as the World Athletes of the Year, Duplantis was announced as the men’s field athlete of the year and McLaughlin-Levrone as the women’s track athlete of the year. Spain’s Maria Perez a...

Duplantis unveiled as inaugural Ultimate Star

World pole vault record-holder Mondo Duplantis has been announced as the inaugural Ultimate Star, with just over one year to go to the first edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest. The new role will see Duplantis – who set his latest world record of 6.29m in Budapest on Tuesday – as one of a select number of key collaborators pursuing their cultural passions outside of athletics in music, fashion, art, on-screen, who will promote the new global season-ending championship. The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is a groundbreaking global contest where the world’s top-ranked track and field athletes compete head-to-head to decide who is truly the best on the planet. Staged every two years, the event will provide a spectacular conclusion to the summer a...

Armand Mondo Duplantis and Simone Biles crowned AIPS Champions of 2024 – as voted by 518 journalists from 111 countries

American gymnast Simone Biles and Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, two of the brightest stars from this year’s Olympics in Paris, are the AIPS Athletes of the Year 2024, as voted by 518 journalists from 111 countries.The traditional end-of-year poll, organised by AIPS, is the most international poll dedicated to the debate regarding the athletes that dominated the sports world in the outgoing year.Biles, who won three Olympic gold medals and one silver in Paris, garnered 703 points to win the Best Female Athlete of the Year award for the fifth time, ahead of Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati, who was recently named The Best FIFA Women’s Player for a second year in a row (337 points) and Saint Lucia’s first ever Olympic gold medallist in the 100m and silver medalli...