Neeraj Chopra in final list for Mens World Athlete of the Year Award

new delhi: olympic and world champion javelin thrower neeraj chopra was on tuesday shortlisted for men's 'world athlete of the year' award.the 25-year-old indian was one of the five athletes shortlisted for the prestigious honour."the five athletes, who represent four countries from four area associations, have achieved sensational performances across a range of athletics disciplines in 2023, winning titles and breaking world records at the world athletics championships 2023, one-day meeting circuits, label road races and other events around the world," world athletics said in a release.the other male athletes in the final list are usa's ryan crouser (shot put), sweden's mondo duplantis (pole vault), kenya's kelvin kiptum (marathon) and usa's noah lyles (100m/200m).the award will be announced on world athletics' platforms on december 11.