World Athletics announces nominees for Women’s Rising Star

The World Athletics announced Tuesday the five nominees for the 2022 Women’s Rising Star Award.

The list includes Kenya’s runners Jackline Chepkoech and Faith Cherotich, South African shot putter Mine De Klerk, Jamaican hurdler Kerrica Hill and Serbia’s javelin thrower Adriana Vilagos.

Besides their excellent performances in different youth competitions, some of them are already big names at senior level, as Chepkoech won the 3,000m steeplechase gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Brussels Diamond League, while Cherotich finished third in the 3,000m steeplechase in the Diamond League Final.