Bolt picks up male athlete award

Source: Xinhua  |   2008-11-24  |     ONLINE EDITION

THE International Association of Athletics Federations announced a series of awards for the year 2008 today during the celebration of the World Athletics Gala in Monte Carlo.

Following are the list of winners.

Male World Athlete of the Year: Usain Bolt, Jamaica

Female World Athlete of the Year: Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia
Male Performance of the Year: Dayron Robles, Cuba

Note: Liu Xiang will collect his Performance of the Year Trophy for 2006 when he was unable to attend the World Athletics Gala

Female Performance of the Year: Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia, Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic

Revelation of the year Award: Pamela Jelimo, Kenya

Distinguished Career Award: Kajsa Bergqvist, Sweden, Stefan Holm, Sweden, Jefferson Prez, Ecuador

Inspirational Award: Henry Rono, Kenya

80 Years of Women Athletes at the Olympic Games: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, United States

Special Olympic Award: Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia, Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia, Francoise Mbango, Cameroon, Angelo Taylor, United States, Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway.