Finalists announced for 2025 Athlete of the Year awards

November 22, 2025

Tokyo

 

The 12 Athlete of the Year finalists have been confirmed, as the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2025 continues.

The top two athletes in each category – track, field and out of stadium – have been chosen from the first round of voting, which comprised votes from the World Athletics Council, World Athletics Family and a public vote on social media. One of the two athletes will take the crown in their category.

A final round of voting – cast by fans of the sport – will now take place between 4-9 November to help select the overall women’s and men’s World Athlete of the Year.

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Finalists

Women’s track athlete of the year
Femke Bol (NED) – world 400m hurdles champion
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) – world 400m champion

Men’s track athlete of the year
Noah Lyles (USA) – world 200m champion
Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) – world 800m champion

Women’s field athlete of the year
Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA) – world long jump champion
Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) – world high jump champion

Men’s field athlete of the year
Mondo Duplantis (SWE) – world pole vault champion
Mattia Furlani (ITA) – world long jump champion

Women’s out of stadium athlete of the year
Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) – world marathon champion
Maria Perez (ESP) – world 20km and 35km race walk champion

Men’s out of stadium athlete of the year
Sabastian Sawe (KEN) – London Marathon and Berlin Marathon champion
Alphonce Simbu (TAN) – world marathon champion

The Athletes of the Year in each category, as well as the overall winners, will be revealed at a ceremony in Monaco on Sunday 30 November as part of the World Athletics Awards 2025.

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🏆 Vote for the Finish That Made History! Alphonce Simbu: World Athletics Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year

November 09, 2025

Tokyo

 

In a moment so dramatic it redefined endurance running, Alphonce Simbu delivered a finish for the ages at the Tokyo World Championships.

After 42.195 grueling kilometers, the men's marathon came down to a breathtaking sprint inside the National Stadium.

• The Race: A tactical masterclass through the streets of Tokyo.

• The Moment: A stunning, last-second surge and a full-body lunge across the line.

• The Verdict: A photo finish confirmed it—Alphonce Simbu won Tanzania's first-ever World Championship gold medal by the closest margin in history: a mere 0.03 seconds!

This was the ultimate test of heart, kick, and grit, crowning Simbu the undisputed World Marathon Champion.

Now, he's a nominee for the prestigious World Athletics Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year award.

A marathon decided like a 100m sprint! His historic victory against German Amanal Petros is a testament to unwavering determination that deserves the world's highest honor.

Your Vote Counts! Help celebrate this incredible, history-making moment! Cast your vote for the man who proved that in the marathon, the last three hundredths of a second are all that matters.

#VoteSimbu #WorldChampion #OutOfStadiumAOY #AthleticsAwards

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Joseph Panga Apokelewa na Viongozi wa Mkoa wa Arusha

September 23, 2025

Riadha

 

Mwanariadha Joseph T. Panga apokelewa na Viongozi waandamizi wa Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi Tanzania (JWTZ) pamoja na Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Mkoa wa Arusha Babu Gerald (Mwenye Koti la Suti) katika uwanja wa ndege wa Kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro baada ya kushika nafasi ya tisa kwa muda wa saa mbili , dakika tisa na sekunde thelathini na tano (2:09:35) katika mashindano ya Berlin Marathon 2025

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Simbu , Gisemo Kuipeperusha Bendera ya Tanzania Tokyo Japan.

September 14, 2025

Riadha

 

Wanariadha wa Kimataifa , Alphonce Felix Simbu na Josephat Joshua Gisemo kuipeperusha Bendera ya Tanzania leo Usiku kwenye Mashindano ya Dunia (World Championships 2025) ya Riadha huko Tokyo Japan.

Bofya Hapa kwa Maelezo Zaidi

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ROGATH JOHN STEPHEN AKHWARI ACHAGULIWA KUWA RAIS WA SHIRIKISHO LA RIADHA TANZANIA

August 17, 2025

Riadha

 

Kocha wa Polisi Tanzania na Katibu Mkuu wa Riadha Chama cha Mkoa wa Arusha Rogath John Stephen Akhwari amechaguliwa na wajumbe kuwa Rais wa Shirikisho la Riadha Tanzania huko Mwanza tarehe 16/08/2025 kwa kupata Kura 27 kati ya 47 na mpinzani wake Bw. Nsolo Malongo Mlozi kupata kura 20. 

Wakili Jackson Beda Ndaweka Achaguliwa kuwa Makamu wa Shirikisho la Riadha Tanzania -RT , baada ya kuitumikia shirikisho la riadha Tanzania kama Kaimu Katibu Mkuu kwa Muda mrefu.

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JACKLINE SAKILU ASHINDA MBIO ZA CHONGQING INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, CHINA

March 24, 2024

Marathon

 

Jackline Sakilu (TAN) competing in the women's marathon on day two of the Commonwealth Games at Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, on July 30, 2022. Credit : Gary Mitchell-GMP Media

Mwanariadha wa Kimataifa wa Mbio ndefu (Marathon) Jackline Juma Sakilu ashinda mbio za Chongqing International Marathon, China kwa kuwa wa kwanza kwa muda wa saa mbili na dakika ishirini na moja na sekunde ishirini na sita (02:21:26) leo tarehe 24/03/2024 na kuchukua medali ya Dahahabu.

Jackline Sakilu, amefuzu na wenzake 3 kushiriki mashindano makubwa ya olimpiki Jijini Paris, Ufaransa, wenzake waliofuzu kwa mashindano hayo ni Alphonce Felix Simbu, Gabriel Gerald Geay na Magdalena Crispine Shauri.

Tunampongeza Jackline Sakilu kwa Ushindi huo.

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Mwanariadha Andrew Rhobi amepata muda wake Bora

March 10, 2024

Track and Fields

 

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Hongera kwa Andrew Boniface Rhobi kutoka jeshi la polisi Tanzania kwa kupata muda wako bora wa dakika tatu na sekunde hamsini na moja ( 3:51.44) yaani ( Personal Best) mita 1500 (1500M) na kuwa nafasi ya Saba kwenye heat ya kwanza, kwenye Mashindano ya Dunia ya Ndani ( World Athletics indoors Championships Glasgow 2024) tarehe 1-3 Machi 2024, huko Glasgow, Scotland.

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