Jamaican World Championships gold medallists Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson have been shortlisted among 10 nominees for the World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year, it was announced on Wednesday.

Fraser-Pryce, who won the award at the end of the 2013 season and Jackson who is being nominated for the first time, both had outstanding seasons, adding Diamond League titles to their World Championship titles and finished the season as the fastest in their respective events.

The winners will be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December, a release from the organisers said.

Fraser-Pryce, who won her fifth World Championships title and fourth in the 100m at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, in July, ran the 100m in 10.70 seconds or faster eight times with a seasons best 10.62 seconds.

The 35-year-old, who was also second in the 200m at the World Championships behind Jackson, lost only one 100m race that she completed to Jackson at the Diamond League in Belgium.

Jackson, who won the sprint double at the Jamaican national senior championships, set a national record 21.45 seconds in winning her first World Championship individual gold medal, the second fastest time ever.

After losing her first 200m race of the season at the Doha Diamond League, Jackson won her next nine races and also won the 100m at the NACAC Open Championships in The Bahamas.

She also won the Diamond League 200m and lowered her 100m personal best to 10.71 seconds.

The other nominees are Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan who broke the world record while winning the World Championships 100m hurdles gold medal; American Chase Ealey, World Championships shot put champion; Kimberly Garcia of Peru, the World Championships 20km race walk champion to win Peru’s first-ever World Athletics Championships medal; Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, the World Championships and Diamond League 1,500m champion; Yaroslava Mahuchikh of the Ukraine, who won the World Indoor high jump and took second in the World Championships in Eugene; American 400m hurdler Sydney McLaughlin who broke the world record at the World Championships; Shaunae Miller-Uibo of The Bahamas who won the 400m double at the World Indoors and World Championships; and Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas who won the World indoor and outdoor triple jump champion, Diamond League triple jump champion and improved her world record to 15.74m.

Meanwhile, a three-way voting process will determine the finalists, according to World Athletics.

“The World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Family will cast their votes by email, while fans can vote online via the World Athletics social media platforms. Individual graphics for each nominee will be posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube this week; a ‘like’ on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube or a retweet on Twitter will count as one vote.

“The World Athletics Council’s vote will count for 50% of the result, while the World Athletics Family’s votes and the public votes will each count for 25% of the final result,” the release also said, “Voting for the World Athletes of the Year closes at midnight on Monday 31 October. At the conclusion of the voting process, five women and five men finalists will be announced by World Athletics.”

— Paul Reid