Lausanne, Switzerland – 9 January 2025: The voting period for The Athlete of the Year 2024 Award officially opens today at 12:00 GMT, inviting sports fans from around the world to celebrate and honour the year’s most exceptional athletes.
Check out the profile of the 22 nominees, including individual athletes, pairs and teams, representing a wide range of sports, are as follows:
Archery – Sara Lopez (COL)
Baseball Softball – Women's Softball Team (JPN)
Beach Handball – Lucie Marie Kretzschmar (GER)
Canoe – Mads Brandt Pedersen (DEN)
Cheerleading – Allison Hoeft & Sydney Martin (USA)
DanceSport – Phil Wizard (CAN)
Flag Football – Vanita Krouch (USA)
Floorball – Veera Kauppi (FIN)
Fistball - Isabella Lucchin (BRA)
Flying Disc – Kristin Lätt (born Tattar) (EST)
Gymnastics – Xuefeng Ma, Jingwei Shi, Minghe Zhang, and Junjie Shi (CHN)
Kickboxing – Rayimjonov Davlatbek (UZB)
Korfball - Lise Van Maldeghem (BEL)
Orienteering – Joey Hadorn (SUI)
Racquetball – Alexandra Herrera and Montserrat Mejía (MEX)
Roller Sports – Duccio Marsili (ITA)
Sambo – Seidou Njimouluh (CMR)
Sport Climbing – Veddriq Leonardo (INA)
Squash – Diego Elias (PER)
Tug of War – Mengmei Li (CHN)
Underwater Sports – Yaoyao Hu (CHN)
Wushu – Xin Tong (CHN)
Learn more about the nominees and their remarkable accomplishments by exploring their profiles here. Voting Rules are also available on the same page.
The final voting period will close on 31 January 2025 at 12:00 GMT. The athletes who finish in the top three will receive a trophy, a valuable prize, and extensive promotional opportunities.
Join us in honouring these incredible individuals by casting your vote and supporting your favourites!
We wish the best of luck to all candidates!