South Africa's top performers of the 2024 season have been nominated in a range of categories for the Athletics SA (ASA) Awards to be held in Fourways on Saturday, 25 January.

In the ASA Male Track Athlete of the Year division, the nominees include Olympic relay silver medallist and national 100m record breaker Akani Simbine, long-distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt (who broke six SA records this year), rising sprint sensation Benjamin Richardson, middle-distance star Tshepo Tshite, consistent sprinter Shaun Maswanganyi and 400m prospect Lythe Pillay.

And in the ASA Female Track Athlete of the Year category, the nominees are SA 100m hurdles record breaker Marione Fourie, Olympic 800m finalist Prudence Sekgodiso, sprinters Miranda Coetzee and Shirley Nekhubui, and 400m hurdlers Zeney Geldenhuys and Rogail Joseph.

Among the Male Field Athlete of the Year nominees are high jumper Brian Raats, long jumper Cheswill Johnson, shot put giant Kyle Blignaut, and discus throwers Victor Hogan and Francois Prinsloo.
The Female Field Athlete of the Year nominees include Olympic javelin throw silver medallist Jo-Ane van Dyk, versatile throwers Ashley Erasmus and Mine de Klerk, triple jumper Zinzi Xulu and long jumper Danielle Nolte.

Road runners and cross country runners will also be recognised at the annual awards ceremony. In the Male Outside Stadium Athlete of the Year category, the nominees are SA marathon champion Elroy Gelant, ultra-distance star Onalenna Khonkhobe, road runner Kabelo Mulaudzi and national 5km record holder Ryan Mphahlele.

The nominees for Female Outside Stadium Athlete of the Year include Glenrose Xaba, who broke the SA 10km and marathon records last season, as well as national marathon and cross country champion Cian Oldknow, ultra-distance star Gerda Steyn and consistent performer Cacisile Sosibo.

The public have a chance to vote for the ASA Personality of the Year accolade.
The nominees in this category include junior sprinter Bayanda Walaza (1), Steyn (2), Simbine (3), Xaba (4), Gelant (5), Van Dyk (6), Pillay (7), Sekgodiso (8), Wildschutt (9) and rising sprint star Viwe Jingqi (10).

To vote for their favourite athlete, fans can SMS the athlete's code (number in brackets) to 35111.

Other awards will be handed out in the Junior Male of the Year, Junior Female of the Year, ASA Male Prospect of the Year, ASA Female Prospect of the Year, ASA Male Athlete of the Year with a Disability and ASA Female Athlete of the Year with a Disability categories.

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Athletics South Africa (ASA) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics (including Track and Field, Cross Country, Road Running and Race Walking) in South Africa, is a member of World Athletics  and the Confederation of African Athletics.  The association was formed in 1995 and is based in Johannesburg. 

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