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Detailed explanation-1: -Anju Bobby George has been awarded the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics. She was honoured for grooming talent and encouraging young girls in India to take up sports and fight for gender equality.

Detailed explanation-2: -American 400m hurdles star Sydney McLaughlin and World and Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis were named the female and male Athletes of the Year, respectively, by World Athletics Monday (5 December). “I would describe 2022 for myself by just saying, incredible. Dreams come true and answered prayers.

Detailed explanation-3: -A two-time Olympian, Anju Bobby George is India’s only medallist at the World Athletics Championships, winning a bronze in Paris in 2003.

Detailed explanation-4: -The way Nikhat has bossed the year, going undefeated in every major event and winning all three titles via unanimous verdicts makes her ESPN India’s female Athlete of the Year (2022).

Detailed explanation-5: -Which Indian athlete has won the ‘Woman of the Year’ Award by World Athletics? Notes: Indian athlete Anju Bobby George has been named as the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics for encouraging young Indian girls to take up sports and fight for gender equality.