Duplantis and McLaughlin, selected the best athletes of the year

Swedish Armand Duplantis (pol) and the American Sydney McLaughlin (400 meter hurdles) were selected as the best athletes of the year 2022 by World Athletics (WA)The international federation.

Duplantis, 23, broke his own world record three times to currently stand at 6.21 meters and won three major titles of the season: world gold in Eugene and European gold in Munich outer and inner world gold in Belgrade.

World Athlete of the Year 👑 @mondohoss600 🇸🇪 is your World Athlete of the Year 👏

Duplantis broke the world pole vault record three times and became a world champion both indoors and outdoors.#AthleticsAwards pic.twitter.com/5p60dgiLcX

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) December 5, 2022

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For his part, McLaughlin, also 23, twice broke the 400-meter hurdles world record (51″41 and, most importantly, a memorable 50″68) and won two golds in Eugene’s world due to his individual victory he also added the title in the 4×400 meter relay.

World Athlete of the Year 👑 @GoSydGo 🇺🇸 is your World Athlete of the Year 👏

McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world 400m hurdles record twice and won two gold medals at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.#AthleticsAwards pic.twitter.com/g4u74AOFrh

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) December 5, 2022

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Serbian javelin thrower Adriana Vilagos and the american sprinter errion knighton They received the Stars of the Future award, the best promise of the year in world athletics. Vilagos, 18, won silver at the overall European Championship and reaffirmed his U-20 world title.

Knighton, the best junior for the second straight season for WA, took world bronze in the 200m event and, with a best of 19.49 out of 18, is aiming for another high-flying run in the sprint. Usain Bolt left for history a world record of 19″19.