World Athletics Awards

In 2003, the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) first collaborated with World Athletics to look for moments that epitomise fair play during biennial World Athletics Championships with a view to recognising one athlete or moment with the CIFP Fair Play award. In earlier years of the award, the nomination pool included track & filed athletes who had then retired but had made a lasting name for themselves both as competitors as well as in their daily lives. In 2023, the partnership expanded the nomination period for award consideration beyond just the World Athletics Championships to include all World Athletics Series events and Continental Tour series events throughout the course of the year to enrich the pool of eligible athletes and potential nominations. In 2009, on the recommendation of IAAF Press Commission, the IAAF World Journalist Award was created to mark outstanding lifetime contributions in the field of athletics journalism. Germany's Gustav Schwenk was the first recipient of this award. The award was last given out in 2015. The award went to Almaz Ayana (ETH). 2015 was the singular year the Golden Shoe Award was presented by Adidas. In 2020, three new awards were created amongst the eight given out at the annual World Athletics Awards ceremony to commemorate the challenges faced by athletes, event organisers and their support groups in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new honours were namely Covid inspiration award, athletes community award and member federations award. and CIFP Fair Play award. an award to mark 80 Years of Women Athletes at the Olympic Games (2008) and the Special Olympic awards given out after the Beijing Games (2008). ==Athlete of the Year winners==

has won the World Athlete of the Year award three times in 2001–2003. was World Athlete of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2008, the most wins in the female category, because Marion Jones's third award was annulled. Won per country ==Rising Star winners==

is one of the two athletes that won the Rising Star of the Year award twice, in 2021 and 2022. Usain Bolt achieved that feat in 2002 and 2003. The Rising Star of the Year award for the best under-20 athlete was introduced by World Athletics in 1998. In 2008, the award was presented as "Revelation of the Year Award". Won per country ==Fair Play award winners==

The Fair Play award was introduced in 2003 by World Athletics in partnership with CIFP. Initially, the award was presented near the end of a World Championships edition but since 2019, it was part of the World Athletics Awards. • 2003 – Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 2005 – Frank Fredericks (NAM) & Heike Drechsler (GER) • 2007 – Mike Powell (USA) • 2009 – Lars Riedel (GER) • 2011 – Koji Murofushi (JPN) • 2013 – Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (USSR) • 2015 – Not awarded • 2017 – Ruth Beitia (ESP) Beitia was recognised for her efforts to console Alessia Trost of Italy after she failed to qualify for the final in the women's high jump at the IAAF World Championships London 2017. It was an emotional moment for the 24-year-old Trost, whose mother and former coach passed away in the last year. • 2019 – Braima Suncar Dabó (GBS) Dabo, a distance runner from Guinea-Bissau, made headlines around the world after he helped fellow runner, Jonathan Busby of Aruba, to the finish line during their opening round heat of the 5000m at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Busby was near collapse with about 200 metres left in the race, when Dabo stopped to help his distressed fellow competitor. • 2022 – Katie Nageotte (USA) & Holly Bradshaw (GBR) In Oregon, at 2022 World Athletics Championships, Bradshaw injured herself after her pole snapped during the pole vault warm-up session. Her fellow competitor Nageotte immediately went over to support her. Bradshaw received a lot of abuse on social media for withdrawing from the competition, but Nageotte again offered support by taking to Twitter in defence of her competitor. • 2023 – Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) Gidey's fair play moment occurred at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23. After securing silver in the women's 10,000m, Gidey went back to comfort Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan after Hassan's dramatic fall on the home straight. • 2024 – Sander Skotheim (NOR) At Paris 2024, despite the disappointment of no-heighting in the pole vault and losing contention for a decathlon medal, Skotheim continued to compete and unselfishly supported his compatriot Markus Rooth in the final discipline – the 1500m. Rooth eventually clinched the Olympic gold for Norway by 48 points. • 2025 – Tim Van de Velde (BEL) Van de Velde’s fair play moment occurred during the 3000m steeplechase heats at the World Championships in Tokyo. Colombia’s Carlos San Martin was injured during a fall earlier in the race and, as they approached the finish line, Van de Velde decided to turn back to help San Martin to cross the finish line – fully aware that it might lead to his disqualification – in a true demonstration of sportsmanship and humanity. ==Coaching Achievement award winners==

The award was first presented in 2006 and had several variation before its current name: • Coach of the Year Award or Coaches Award (2006–2007, 2009–2010) • Coaching Lifetime Achievement Award (2011 and 2012) • Coaching Achievement Award (2013–present). ==Inspiration award winners==

The Inspiration award was first given out in 2000. It recognises an individual or group of individuals whose efforts have resulted in a particularly inspiring athletics event or experience. • Years Awarded • 2000 – Cathy Freeman (AUS) • 2009 to 2011 • 2022 to 2024 ==Woman of the Year winners==

The Woman of the Year Award celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the sport, particularly in advancing opportunities for women and girls. The award started out in 2014 as "Women in Athletics Award" before it was changed by World Athletics in 2019 to "Women of the Year Award". ==President's award winners==

The President's award was inaugurated in 2016 during the tenure of Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics (2015–present) to recognise and honour exceptional service to athletics. • 2016 – Tegla Loroupe (KEN) • 2024 – Phil Knight (USA) • 2025 - Bruce McAvaney (AUS) ==Photograph of the Year winners==

The World Athletics Photograph of the Year was first awarded in 2017. ==Member Federation award winners==

The Member Federation award was inaugurated in 2020. ==Notes==