The nominees for the top female athlete outside the stadium from World Athletics

Five are the candidates from World Athletics for the award of the best female athlete in the world in 2025 in running events outside the stadium. From Monday until November 2, athletics fans can vote for two of the ten total nominations on the World Classical Athletics Federation’s social media platforms on Facebook, Instagram and X.

The athletes claiming the award are Caio Bonfim (Brazil), Evan Dunphy (Canadian), Yomif Kyeltsa (Ethiopia), Sebastian Saue (Kenya) and Alphonse Sibu (Tanzania).

As for the five candidate athletes, they are: Tigisk Assefa (Ethiopia), Sifan Hassan (Netherlands), Peres Jepcirtsir (Kenya), Agnes Engetic (Kenya) and Maria Perez (Spain).

The winner will be announced at the World Athletics awards ceremony on November 30.

In detail, the candidates’ achievements:

Caio Bonfim (Brazil) World champion in the 20km walk

World runner-up in the 35km walk

Evan Dunphy (Canadian) World champion in 35km walk

World record at 35 km pace

Continental record at 20km walk

Yomif Keyeltsa (Ethiopia) Sixth fastest performance in 5km

Second fastest performance at 20km

Sebastian Saue (Kenya) London Marathon winner

Winner of the Berlin Marathon

Alphonse Sibu (Tanzania) World Marathon Champion

Second in the Boston Marathon

Tigisk Assefa (Ethiopia) World runner-up in the marathon

Winner of the London Marathon

Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) Winner of the Sydney Marathon

Tuesday at the London Marathon

Peres Jeptsirchir (Kenya) Marathon World Champion

Agnes Engetich (Kenya) 10km World Record (women only)

Maria Perez (Spain) World champion in 20km and 35km walk

Undefeated in the 2025 season