Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is among the five finalists for the World Athletic ‘Women’s World Athlete of the Year’ awards.

The Diamond League 100m champion was nominated for the award alongside fellow Jamaican and Diamond League 200m champion Shericka Jackson, in October of this year.

A three-way voting process determined the finalists for the award.

The World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Family cast their votes by email, while fans logged their decisions online via the World Athletics social media platforms where a record 1.3 million votes were registered.

Jackson did not make the list of finalists.

The award seeks to highlight athletes who have achieved sensational performances in 2022, at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22, one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.

Fraser-Pryce is being recognised for her title of World 100m champion, claiming a fifth gold medal in the event this year.

Other achievements highlighted by the World Athletics are her title as Diamond League 100m champion and the fact that she ran a world lead of 10.62 seconds, among her record seven sub-10.70 100m races of the season.

The World Athletes of the Year will be announced on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December, as part of the World Athletics Awards 2022.

The other four finalists were:

Tobi Amusan, NGR
– World 100m hurdles champion
– Diamond League, Commonwealth and African 100m hurdles champion
– Set a world 100m hurdles record of 12.12

Kimberly Garcia, PER
– World 20km race walk champion, winning Peru’s first ever World Athletics Championships medal
– World 35km race walk champion in a South American record to complete a race walk double
– World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships 20km bronze medallist

Sydney McLaughlin, USA
– World 400m hurdles and 4x400m champion
– Broke the world 400m hurdles record with 51.41 at the US Championships
– Further improved the world record to 50.68 to win the world title

Yulimar Rojas, VEN
– World indoor and outdoor triple jump champion
– Diamond League triple jump champion
– Improved her world record to 15.74m in Belgrade