The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan and Botswana's Letsile Tebogo were named World Athletes of the Year on Sunday after they both scooped multiple medals at the Paris Olympics.

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named 'Athletes of the Year' by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday.

Letsile Tebogo and Siffan Hassan have been crowned World Athletes of the Year. The pair received their accolades at the annual global awards in Monaco (December 1) after scintillating seasons.

Olympic champions Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan are named male and female athlete of the year at the World Athletics Awards.

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands and Letsile Tebogo of Botswana were honored as World Athletes of the Year following their remarkable performances at the Paris Olympics. Hassan won an Olympic record marathon while Tebogo secured gold in the men's 200m,

The Dutch Olympic record-holder in the women's marathon took top honours alongside Botswana's 200m men's Olympic champion

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named 'Athletes of the Year' by World Athletics in Monaco Sunday

Paris: Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by

The Paris 2024 gold medallists took the big prizes at the 2024 World Athletics Awards in Monaco with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Mondo Duplantis also collecting honours.

Letsile Tebogo, a sprinter from Botswana, and Sifan Hassan, a Dutch marathon runner who won gold at the Olympics in The post Tebogo Named Male World Athlete of the Year first appeared on Africa Top Sports.