Bolts and Blake for sportsmen of the year shortlist

London, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Jamaican Usain bolt and Yohan Blake and Kenyan David Rudisha was nominated for the men world sportsman of the year, while Valerie Adams of New Zealand, Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot and Australia's Sally Pearson are for the women award.

The IAAF has their nominations announced that on Friday, a week before the winners at the World Athletics Gala in Monaco are revealed.

Bolt is in the list after his two gold medals at the World Championships in Daegu in 200 meters and 4?100 relay and won despite his disqualification at the beginning of the final., 100 Blake.

Rudisha, who became the youngest world is athlete of the year award winner, when he was 21 in the last year, again in the race after winning the 800-meters title in Daegu.

Adams won their third consecutive shot put in Daegu, Cheruyiot won the 5,000 and 10,000 titles and Pearson won the 100 meters hurdles title, where she ran the fourth fastest time in history.

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Source: bdnews24.com

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