Andre Lowe, Special Projects Editor – SportsMONTE CARLO, Monaco:Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt and Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana are the top athletes for 2016 after they were presented with the IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards today. Bolt won the 100m and 200m and was part of Jamaica’s gold-grabbing 4x100m relay team which helped him to secure a historic third consecutive Olympic hat trick. The other male finalist was Great Britain’s Mo Farah, who returned to the Olympics to secure back-to-back 10,000m and 5000m titles. Hammer throw record holder and Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk from Poland was also among the female finalists. The IAAF Council’s vote accounted for 50 per cent of the result, the IAAF Family’s vote accounted for 25 per cent and a public vote, conducted via social media, accounted for 25 per cent of the final result.

Source: Ethiopian News December 02, 2016 20:18 UTC