Sweden’s pole vault sensation Mondo Duplantis and American 400 metres World champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone have been named World Athletes of the 12 months on Sunday.
Duplantis, who retained his gold medal on the World Championships in Tokyo in September, continued his dominance by breaking his personal world document 4 extra occasions and remaining undefeated in 16 competitions. The 26-year-old additionally secured his fifth consecutive Diamond League title.
“I hope to maintain pushing it. I hope to maintain irritating everybody who has to vote for me for years to return,” Duplantis mentioned. “It’s actually essential for me to win this for the sphere eventers. It’s very particular, I’m going to essentially cherish this one.”
McLaughlin-Levrone, additionally undefeated for 2 years, excelled in each the 400m flat and 400m hurdles. Her profitable time of 47.78 seconds in Tokyo was the second-fastest 400m of all time. She turned the primary athlete to win world titles in each the 400m flat and 400m hurdles, whereas additionally contributing to the U.S. 4x400m gold medal-winning relay workforce on the World Championships.
“Wow, I’m actually blown away to win this. Thanks a lot, World Athletics, for this honour and recognition,” McLaughlin-Levrone mentioned. “The end result of the season in Tokyo was a extremely particular second. For me, 2025 was a yr of stepping exterior of the consolation zone and pushing the bounds of what was mentally and bodily attainable.” -Reuters
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