The final 3 candidates for the 2026 world star female athlete have been announced

World Athletics has announced that finalists Melissa Jefferson Wooden, Masai Russell and Audrey Vero have been selected as the final three contenders for the 2026 World Star Female Athlete of the Year honor at the World Athletics Awards ceremony in Monaco.
Based on voting by fans, athletes, members of the media and the world athletics family, these three nominees topped the list with the highest number of votes among the 10 nominees selected by the International Athletics Professionals Panel.
The winning athlete will be announced at the World Athletics Awards ceremony in Monaco on November 19, 2019.
👉 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA)
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who won the 100m and 200m double at the Ultimate Championships, is one of the candidates. Melissa clocked 10.62 seconds in the 100m and 21.47 seconds in the 200m, setting world best times of the year.

Massey Russell (USA)
Another American athlete, Mysa Russell’s 200m time made her the 3rd fastest time in world history, and won the 100m hurdles world record with a time of 12.09 seconds. The athlete recorded 9 of the 10 fastest times of the season and is also the undefeated Masai Ultimate and Diamond League champion in the 100m hurdles.

Audrey Wero (Switzerland)
She won the Ultimate, Diamond League and European 800m championships. The athlete broke the Diamond League record three times and improved her time to 1:53.70, the world’s fastest time of the year, making her the 3rd fastest athlete in world history.