Tobi Amusan WIns CAA 2022 Female Africa Athlete
After a record-breaking 11-month season, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan was awarded the 2022 Africa Female Athlete of the Year by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA).
In 2022, Amusan won the 100-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States, setting a new world record of 12.12 seconds.
In 2022, Amusan won the 100-meter hurdles at the African Championship, the Diamond League, and the Commonwealth Games, each with a new world record time.
Two-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegoner of Kenya earn second spot in Africa after her 1500-meter victories at the World Athletics Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games, while Ethiopia’s 1000-meter champion Letesenbet Gidey finished third.
Soufiane El Bakkalil of Morocco was voted the 2022 Africa Male Athlete of the Year. The 3,000-meter Olympic gold medalist also won the 3000m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and the Diamond League.
While Eliud Kipchoge, a Kenyan long-distance runner who won gold at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, ranked second on the continent, Emmanuel Korir, a Kenyan middle-distance runner who won gold at the World Athletics Championships and Diamond League, ranked third.
Letsile Tebogo of Botswana is the top male prospect in Africa, while Faith Cherotich of Kenya tops the list for females.
