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Bolt bags top IAAF award

Barcelona - Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix were named male and female athlete of the year respectively by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at a ceremony in Barcelona on Saturday.

Jamaican Bolt, who retained his 100 and 200 metres titles in London in August, is the first man to win the award four times, while American Felix was honoured for her gold medal in the 200 metres.

She was also part of the gold-winning U.S. 4x100 metres relay team, which was awarded female performance of the year after smashing the world record set in 1985 by East Germany.

Kenyan David Rudisha won male performance of the year for his dazzling run in the 800 metres in London, when he also set a world record.

Trinidad and Tobago's javelin gold medallist Keshorn Walcott and sprinter Anthonique Strachan of Bahamas were named as the rising stars of 2012.


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