Felix, Gay, Richards, Wariner nominated for ESPY Award
Posted July 6th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Hariz Siddiqui
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Four of America’s finest track and field athletes have received ESPY Award nominations for the Best Track & Field Athlete Award. The 15th annual ESPY Awards, which celebrate the top moments, most emotional stories and best performances from the past year in sports, will be televised Sunday, July 15 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
2006 Jesse Owens Award winners Jeremy Wariner and Sanya Richards are nominated for the Best Track & Field Athlete Award after dominating the world last year in men’s and women’s 400m competition. Additional nominees include Allyson Felix, the #1 world ranked women’s 200m runner in the world, and men’s star sprinter Tyson Gay, who began this season ranked #1 in the world at 200 meters and #2 globally at 100m.
The ESPYs recognize outstanding achievements and performances by athletes during the previous year and include 19 “Best in Sport” categories, which pit athletes from different sports against each other, along with 17 individual sport categories and two sponsored awards.
Voting ends at 11:59 p.m., on July 7. To vote for your favorite visit: http://www.espn.go.com/espy2007/#/vote/.
Written by: Vicky Oddi
Via: USA Track & Field
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Tags: allyson felix, best in sport, Best Track & Field Athlete Award, ESPN, ESPY, ESPY Award, Jeremy Wariner, sanya richards, tyson gay
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