Lausanne, Switzerland – 22 January 2025: The International World Games Association (IWGA) is excited to unveil the ten (10) shortlisted athletes, pair and team who have advanced to the final round of voting for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2024.
This milestone marks an exciting phase in the competition, as the vote tallies are reset to zero, giving every finalist an equal chance of claiming the prestigious title.
Over the first phase of voting, Sport Climbing star Veddriq Leonardo from Indonesia led the standings in first place with 22861 votes, followed by Wushu legend Xin Tong (CHN) as the runner-up with 12533 votes, and Kristin Lätt (EST)from Flying Disc in third place with 11575 votes. However, with the vote counts now reset, it’s anyone’s game as the competition approaches its thrilling conclusion.
The 10 finalists are:
- 1. Veddriq Leonardo (INA) – Sport Climbing - 22861
- 2. Xin Tong (CHN) – Wushu - 12533
- 3. Kristin Lätt (EST) – Flying Disc - 11575
- 4. Duccio Marsili (ITA) – Roller Sports - 9094
- 5. Vanita Krouch (USA) – American Football - 8856
- 6. Allison Hoeft and Sydney Martin (USA) – Cheerleading - 7598
- 7. Isabella Lucchin (BRA) – Fistball - 6270
- 8. Diego Elias (PER) – Squash - 6141
- 9. Veera Kauppi (FIN) – Floorball - 6080
- 10. Xuefeng Ma, Jingwei Shi, Minghe Zhang and Junjie Shi (CHN) – Gymnastics - 5712
With the initial round of voting now complete, fans worldwide can continue to vote for their favourites until 31 January 2025 at 12:00 GMT, when the winner, runner-up and bronze medallist will be revealed.
Let your voice be heard! Head to The World Games website and cast your vote now (2 votes every 24 hours).
Voting details:
- Voting closes on 31 January 2025 at 12:00 PM GMT.
- The final medallists will be announced immediately after the voting period ends.
- Real-time vote tallies will continue to be displayed throughout the campaign.
The top three finalists will receive a trophy, a valuable prize, and significant global promotion.
For more information about the voting rules and to see the athletes profile, please visit this page.