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Tebogo and Hassan named male and female athletes of the year at World Athletics Awards

Tebogo and Hassan named male and female athletes of the year at World Athletics Awards
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Olympic champions Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan have been named male and female athlete of the year at the World Athletics Awards in Monaco.

Tebogo, who was also named male track athlete of the year, became Botswana's first Olympic champion in Paris when he won the 200m in an African record time of 19.46 seconds.

The 21-year-old also helped to set a new African record when taking silver in the men's 4x400m relay.

Netherlands' Hassan won bronze in the 5,000m and 10,000m in Paris before claiming gold in the women's marathon to become the first athlete in 72 years to win medals in all three events at the same Games.

The 31-year-old was also named female out-of-stadium athlete of the year, while Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola, who won men's marathon gold in Paris, claimed the male award.

American athlete Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone took the female track athlete of the year prize.

Sweden's Mondo Duplantis was named male field athlete of the year, with Ukrainian high jump gold medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh taking the female award.

[Source: BBCsports]

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