Justin Gatlin: World 100m champion left off athlete of the year shortlist

International 100m champion justin gatlin isn't always one of the 10 male nominees for the iaaf 2017 global athlete of the year.

It's miles the first time seeing that 2004 - while the yank was additionally ignored - that the world or olympic 100m champion has not been shortlisted for the name.

Gatlin, 35, beat jamaican dash brilliant usain bolt into 0.33 to win gold in london in august.

Britain's mo farah is at the listing after preserving the ten,000m. Iaaf individuals and lovers through social media determine the award.

Gatlin has two times served a doping ban and athletics' governing body modified its regulations on who will be nominated in 2015 so that each person sanctioned for a severe doping offence could no longer be put forward.

That got here after germany's olympic discus champion robert harting reacted to gatlin's inclusion on the 2014 iaaf shortlist by inquiring for his personal name to be removed from it.

Gatlin became jeered via the group internal london stadium as he became offered with his medal in the course of the summer season.

Lord coe, president of athletics' governing body the iaaf, admitted he turned into now not "eulogistic" over the american's victory.

Gatlin was additionally unnoticed from the athlete of the year listing in 2004 notwithstanding prevailing olympic gold in athens, even though he was nominated for performance of the yr.

He become one of the nominees in 2005 after winning that year's international title, 365 days earlier than he widespread a 2d doping ban.

South africa's wayde van niekerk is considered one of farah's rivals for the identify after he retained his international 400m identify in london.

Caster semenya
Caster semenya is a 3-time global 800m champion
Caster semenya of south africa heads the girls nominees after triumphing the 800m name in imperious fashion on the last night of the sector championships.

Australia's sally pearson is also a outstanding nominee after claiming gold inside the girls's 100m hurdles in 12.60 seconds.

Voting closes on 16 october and the winners might be announced at the iaaf athletics awards in monaco on 24 november.

The nominees for 2017 world athlete of the yr

Men: mutaz essa barshim (qat); pawel fajdek (pol); mo farah (gb); sam kendricks (us); elijah manangoi (ken); luvo manyonga (sa); omar mcleod (jam); christian taylor (us); wayde van niekerk (sa); johannes vetter (ger)

Ladies: almaz ayana (eth); maria lasitskene (ana); hellen obiri (ken); sally pearson (aus); sandra perkovic (cro); brittney reese (us); caster semenya (sa); ekaterini stefanidi (gre); nafissatou thiam (bel); anita wlodarczyk (pol)