World Athletics Gala 2006 logo (© IAF)
MonteCarloThe centre piece of the prestigious 2006 World Athletics Gala in the Salle des Etoiles of the Sporting Club d’Eté, Monte-Carlo, on the evening of Sunday 12 November, will be the announcements of the World Athletes of the Year, and the Performances of the Year.
Athletics’ global annual awards ceremony, which is hosted by International Athletic Foundation (IAF) Honorary President HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and IAF & IAAF President Lamine Diack, also recognises several other athletic achievements with a variety of honours. This year the recipients will be as follows:
Distinguished Career Award
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)
Jan Zelezny (CZE)
Rising Star Award
Margus Hunt (EST)
Coaches’ Award
Woldemeskel Kostre (ETH)
As always there will be a large array of stars from the world’s athletics elite attending the World Athletics Gala including this year:
MEN
Virgilijus Alekna LTU
Xavier Carter USA
Hicham El Guerrouj MAR
Tyson Gay USA
Margus Hunt EST
Francisco Javier Fernández ESP
Asafa Powell JAM
Yuriy Sedykh RUS/FRA
Isaac Kiprono Songok KEN
Andreas Thorkildsen NOR
Jan Zelezny CZE
WOMEN
Kajsa Bergqvist SWE
Valerie Brisco-Hooks USA
Jolanda Ceplak SLO
Galina Cistjakova SVK
Meseret Defar ETH
Lashinda Demus USA
Sandra Farmer-Patrick USA
Tia Hellebaut BEL
Yelena Isinbayeva RUS
Lornah Kiplagat NED
Marita Koch GER
Inessa Kravets UKR
Tatyana Lebedeva RUS
Natalya Lisovskaya RUS/FRA
Paula Radcliffe GBR
Sanya Richards USA
Sherone Simpson JAM
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