Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Elaine Thompson both made the shortlists for the IAAF's World Athlete of the Year awards after cleaning up the sprint golds at the Rio Olympics.
Bolt a five‑time former winner of the award, became the first person to win three consecutive 100 and 200 metres Olympic golds in Rio de Janeiro in August.
He also holds the world records in the two disciplines, 9.58 seconds and 19.19 seconds, respectively.
Thompson matched Bolt's feat by also winning the 100m and 200m golds in Rio.
The winners will be announced in Monaco next month.
Source : BBC
