Faith Cherotich nominated for World Athletics’ Rising Star Award

Kenya’s budding 3000metres steeplechaser Faith Cherotich has been nominated for the 2023 World Athletics Women’s Rising Star Award.

In the awards which recognize the best performing athletes under the age of 20, the 19-year-old made the final list alongside Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa and Serbia’s Angelina Topic.

“World Athletics is delighted to announce the three finalists for the 2023 Women’s Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2023.

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The nominations reflect some of the standout performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23, World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23, one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world,” World Athletics posted.

Cherotich landed the nomination after impressing in the 2023 Budapest World Championships where she grabbed her maiden senior world medal after finishing third behind Winfred Yavi (Bahrain) and Beatrice Chepkoech in the 3000m steeplechase.

She also finished in fourth place in the U20 World Cross Country Championships held in Barthust, Australia earlier in the year and is currently second on the world U20 all-time list with 8:59.65.

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Serbia’s Topic will stake a claim on the award after setting a national record with a 1.97m high jump and being the European U20 champion.

On her part, Eisa bagged silver in the U20 World Cross Country Championships and ran a new Personal Best time of 14:16.52 as she finished in sixth place in the 5000m.

The winner of the 2023 Women’s Rising Star Award will be selected by an international panel of experts and be announced on World Athletics’ platforms on 11 December.

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Finalists

Faith Cherotich, KEN

- World Championships 3000m steeplechase bronze medalist

- No.2 on the world U20 all-time list with 8:59.65

- World Cross Country Championships U20 fourth place

Medina Eisa, ETH

- World Cross Country Championships U20 silver medallist

- World Championships 5000m sixth place and 14:16.54 PB

- World Road Running Championships 5km fourth place

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Angelina Topic, SRB

- World Championships high jump seventh place

- 1.97m national record

- European U20 champion