Sydney McLaughlin, Mondo Duplantis win prestigious Athlete of the Year honours

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Category : Awards Published on: December 14 2022

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American 400m hurdles star Sydney McLaughlin and World and Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis were named the female and male Athletes of the Year, respectively, by World Athletics.
McLaughlin's incredible 2022 season included smashing the 400m hurdles world record en route to the world title. Her world record time was 50.68.
Like McLaughlin, Duplantis also won his first world title in 2022 with a world record. He jumped 6.21m at the Worlds in Eugene, breaking his own previous record.
World Athletics also named Adriana Vilagos of Serbia and American Erriyon Knighton their Rising Star of the Year winners.

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Sydney McLaughlin, Mondo Duplantis win prestigious Athlete of the Year honours