VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM WORLD ATHLETICS AWARDS SHOWS: MONACO (NOVEMBER 30, 2025) (WORLD ATHLETICS – No Resales. No monetisation) 1. PRESIDENT OF WORLD ATHLETICS, SEBASTIAN COE, ANNOUNCING WORLD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2. POLE-VAULTER, MONDO DUPLANTIS, WALKING UP ON STAGE TO RECEIVE AWARD 3. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) WORLD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, MONDO DUPLANTIS, SAYING: “Thank you, guys, thank you so much. You’re probably tired of seeing me right? Makes sense, but thank you Your Royal Highness, thank you President Sebastian Coe for this. This is such a huge honour, thank you to the jury, to World Athletics, for voting me in yet again, like I said, you're probably starting to get aggravated with it by now I would say, and I hope to keep pushing it, I hope to keep irritating everyone that has to vote for me yet again for the years to come. But I’m just so proud to represent my myself, my family, my future wife, and everybody that supports me so much. The field eventers also as well, I think that’s very important.” 4. H.S.H PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO ANNOUNCING WORLD FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 5. HURDLER, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE, GIVING AWARD RECIPIENT SPEECH VIA VIDEO 6. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) WORLD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE, SAYING: “Wow, thank you guys so much for this award, I’m truly honoured and humbled to be receiving this. I have a category full of so many amazing women who have had outstanding years and performances, I’m honestly shocked to be receiving this, but I’m so grateful to World Athletics, I’m grateful to the fans who voted for me, for recognising the season and what we were able to accomplish. I want to say congratulations to all the other nominees and finalists and amazing performances that were put out there, because this year was unreal to witness and I’m grateful I got to be a part of that.” 7. 2022 WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, PAULA RADCLIFFE, ANNOUNCING THE OUT OF STADIUM ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARDS 8. RACE-WALKER, MARIA PEREZ, RECEIVING AWARD 9. LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER, SABASTIAN SAWE, RECEIVING AWARD 10. PEREZ AND SAWE POSING FOR PHOTO TOGETHER 11. 2014 WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, VALARIE ADAMS, ANNOUNCING FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARDS. 12. HIGH JUMPER, NICOLA OLYSLAGERS AND POLE-VAULTER, MONDO DUPLANTIS WALKING UP TO RECEIVE AWARDS 13. 2024 MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, LETSILE TEBOGO, ANNOUNCING TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARDS 14. MIDDLE-DISTANCE RUNNER, EMMANUEL WANYONYI, RECEIVING AWARD 15. SEBASTIAN COE ANNOUNCING PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENT 16. BRUCE MCAVANEY RECEIVING PRESIDENT’S AWARD 17. STANDING OVATION FROM CROWD 18. EXTERIORS OF MONOCO YACHT CLUB 19. VALARIE ADAMS ARRIVING ON THE RED CARPET TO PRESENT AWARD 20. RISING STAR AWARD RECIPIENT, ZHANG JIALE, POSING FOR PHOTO 21. NICOLA OLYSLAGERS AND HER PARTNER, RHYS, ON THE RED CARPET 22. RISING START AWARD RECIPIENT, EDMUND SEREM, ON THE RED CARPET 23. EMMANUEL WANYONYI (RIGHT) AND SABASTIAN SAWE (LEFT) POSING FOR PHOTO 24. MONDO DUPLANTIS AND HIS PARTNER, DESIRE INGLANDER, POSING FOR PHOTOS AT THE EVENT STORY: Sweden's pole vault sensation Mondo Duplantis and American 400 meters World champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named World Athletes of the Year on Sunday (November 30). Duplantis, along with retaining his gold medal at the World Championships in Tokyo in September, continued his dominance of the event, breaking his own world record another four times and was undefeated in 16 competitions. The 26-year-old also won a fifth consecutive Diamond League title. "I hope to keep pushing it. I hope to keep irritating everyone who has to vote for me for years to come," Duplantis said. "It's really important for me to win this for the field eventers. It's very special, I'm going to really cherish this one." McLaughlin-Levrone, like Duplantis, is also undefeated for two years, in both the 400m flat, her main event in 2025, and in the 400m hurdles. Her winning time of 47.78 in Tokyo was the second-fastest 400m of all time and the 26-year-old became the first athlete to have ever won world titles in both the 400m flat and 400m hurdles. She also formed part of the U.S. 4x400m gold medal winning relay team at the World Championships. "Wow, I'm honestly blown away to win this. Thank you so much, World Athletics, for this honor and recognition," McLaughlin-Levrone said. "The culmination of the season in Tokyo was a really special moment. For me, 2025 was a year of stepping outside of the comfort zone and pushing the bounds of what was mentally and physically possible." (Production: Lucy Thomson, David Grip)
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