Tokyo Olympic Games 800m champion, Athing Mu has dominated the 2021 Wing Awards and Athlete of the Year Awards that will be held at the 2021 Night of Legends on Saturday, December 4 in Orlando, Florida.
The voting has now been opened for fans to choose their favorite athlete of the year and the best performer with the Jesse Owens, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Wing Awards.
USATF will present all awards as part of the Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida The event will also include the USATF National Track and Field Hall of Fame class of 2021 induction ceremony.
The awards have been presented annually since 1981; the Jesse Owens Award and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award are USA Track & Field highest accolades. This is United States highest award for the sport, it bears Jesse Owens’s name in recognition of his significant career, which included four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.
The winners will be selected by the fans and media by voting to choose their most outstanding male and female athletes, winners are selected by a combination of fan and media votes.
The Wing Awards honor a variety of top performances, including Best Olympics Performance for Track as well as Field, and Breakout Performer.
Nominees are:
Female Athlete of the Year:
- Valarie Allman
- Allyson Fellix
- Sydney McLaughlin
- Athing Mu
- Katie Nageotte
Male Athlete of the Year:
- Kenny Bednarek
- Rai Benjamin
- Ryan Crouser
- Fred Kerley
Best Olympic Track Performance:
- Rai Benjamin
- Allyson Felix
- Sydney McLaughlin
- Athing Mu
Best Olympic Field Performance:
- Valarie Allman
- Ryan Crouser
- Katie Nageotte
Breakthrough Athlete of the Year:
- Courtney Freirichs
- JuVaughn Harrison
- Cole Hocker
- Fred Kerley
- Athing Mu
- Molly Seidel
