Vote for European Athlete of the Month for January
The
indoor arenas around Europe came alive in January, with a number of athletes already showing their form after winter training
and ready to lay claim to top honours in 2010.
Following this, European Athletics
is pleased to announce the nominations for the European Athlete of
the Month for January representing
nine countries.
At the end of each month,
a panel of experts produce a shortlist of
the outstanding athletes and performances achieved by
European athletes during that month which is emailed to the European Athletics media and thousands of
fans who have signed up to receive news from European Athletics. The poll is
situated in the Fan Zone of the European Athletics website and the public, the
media and a group of expert statisticians will cast their votes with each
category counting as 33.3 percent of the vote.
The winner of each poll will be awarded 10 points, second nine points, etc. and
the athlete with the most points after the three different polls have been
counted will be declared the winner. In the unlikely event of a tie, Hansjörg
Wirz, the president of European Athletics, will have the casting vote.
The voting will close on Monday 15 February at noon CET.
The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and
is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in
Europe.
No athlete who has previously served a two-year doping ban can be nominated for
European Athlete of the Month.
The winning male and female athletes of the monthly awards will be announced
and profiled on the European Athletics website.
