World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2024 Women’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2024.
The nominations reflect some of the standout performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Athletics Indoor Championships, World Athletics U20 Championships, World Athletics Cross Country Championships, one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.
The winner of the 2024 Women’s Rising Star Award will be announced on World Athletics’ platforms on 1 December.
The finalists are:
Sembo Almayew, Ethiopia
• World U20 3000m steeplechase champion
• Olympic fifth place
Angelina Topic, Serbia
• World U20 high jump champion
• Olympic finalist and World Indoor Championships fifth place
Yan Ziyi, China
• World U20 javelin record
• World U20 champion
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