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AW readers encouraged to vote for who or what has most impressed in the world of athletics in 2014It’s awards time again and we want you to tell us who or what has most impressed you in the world of athletics in 2014. There’s a total of 10 categories to vote in as part of this year’s Athletics Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards and while these accolades are just a bit of fun and there is no real hardware up for grabs it does give you the chance to shout about who you believe to have been the stand-out stars. Below you’ll find the names of athletes included in each category, together with their achievements in 2014 to help you make your decisions. Then click ‘VOTE NOW‘ and cast your votes. Online voting ends at midnight on November 28, 2014, with the results due to be revealed in the December 4, 2014, edition of AW magazine. International maleNijel Amos Mutaz Essa Barshim Bohdan Bondarenko Yohann Diniz Justin Gatlin Kirani James Dennis Kimetto Silas Kiplagat Renaud Lavillenie Caleb Ndiku International femaleValerie Adams Genzebe Dibaba Caterine Ibarguen Florence Kiplagat Sandra Perkovic Dafne Schippers Anita Wlodarczyk British maleAshley Bryant Luke Cutts James Dasaolu Mo Farah Adam Gemili Richard Kilty Martyn Rooney Greg Rutherford William Sharman Chijindu Ujah Andy Vernon British femaleEilidh Child Katarina Johnson-Thompson Ashleigh Nelson Jo Pavey Asha Philip Isobel Pooley Tiffany Porter Lynsey Sharp Gemma Steel Laura Weightman Jodie Williams British junior maleTaylor Campbell Ben Dijkstra Joe Massimo David Omoregie Thomas Somers James Whiteaker British junior femaleDina Asher-Smith Desiree Henry Jessica Judd Morgan Lake Yasmin Miller Shona Richards British para-athleteJo Butterfield Hannah Cockroft Libby Clegg Aled Davies Dan Greaves Samantha Kinghorn Maria Lyle Mel Nicholls Jonnie Peacock David Weir British breakthroughMatthew Hudson-Smith Laura Samuel Chijindu Ujah Andy Vernon British veteranAngela Copson Irie Hill Jo Pavey Steve Way Anthony Whiteman Moment of the yearDennis Kimetto becoming the first to break 2:03 for the marathon with 2:02:57 in Berlin, the Kenyan taking 26 seconds off Wilson Kipsang s year-old mark set on the same course. His time also beating Geoffrey Mutai s 2:03:02 a time that was previously the fastest in history but set on a course ineligible for record purposes. Jo Pavey returning from having her second child to become the oldest female European champion with 10,000m victory to claim her first major title just 10 days after bagging Commonwealth 5000m bronze with gritty and determined performances at both. Renaud Lavillenie clearing 6.16m indoors to break Sergey Bubka’s 21-year-old pole vault world record in Donetsk. The year’s high jump battles, led by Mutaz Essa Barshim’s 2.43m to win in Brussels. The GB 4x100m relay women breaking the national record twice in 11 days, first when claiming European gold and then again when returning to Zurich for the Diamond League. Genzebe Dibaba breaking three world indoor records in 15 days over 1500m, 2 miles and 3000m. Mo Farah’s golden European double with victory over 5000m and 10,000m. Lynsey Sharp’s gritty 800m Commonwealths run for silver on home soil after illness and injury struggles. Anita Wlodarczyk s hammer world record with 79.58m in Berlin. Nijel Amos beating David Rudisha in a thrilling Commonwealth Games 800m. VOTE NOWThe post Athletes of the year appeared first on Athletics Weekly. Read the full article at: www.athleticsweekly.com
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