Beijing, Dec 6 UNI) Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and 400m hurdles world champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named the World Athletes of the Year, the World Athletics announced on Tuesday.
23-year-old McLaughlin-Levrone improved her own world 400m hurdles record to 50.68 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon and later helped the United States win the women's 4x400m relay.
"All of my goals were accomplished this year," said McLaughlin-Levrone after her victory at Oregon 2022. "We were able to accomplish everything we set out to do. It couldn't have been any better, and I was so grateful that I was able to produce that performance in front of a home crowd."