Indonesian Veddriq Leonardo nominated for world's best athlete award

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian climbing athlete Veddriq Leonardo was nominated for the “2024 World Games Athlete of the Year” award awarded by the International World Games Association (IWGA).

The 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist is the only Indonesian representative among 22 nominees from various individual and pairs sports.

His nomination was proposed by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) due to his achievements throughout 2024. He not only won a historic gold medal in the first ever Olympic competition of climbing, but also triumphed over China’s Wu Peng in the men’s speed event. with record time.

Veddriq also won a gold medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, United States, where he beat fellow Indonesian Kiromal Katibin. His performance throughout the 2024 IFSC World Cup has further strengthened his position as a serious contender for this prestigious award.

The IWGA implemented a two-step voting process to determine the winner. The first stage, open from January 9 to 22, 2025, at 12:00 GMT or 19:00 Jakarta time, allows voters to select two candidates from the entire pool.

The second stage, which will take place from January 22 to 31, 2025, at 12:00 GMT or 19:00 Jakarta time, will only bring together the top 10 voters from the first stage. In this final round, voters can vote once to determine the top three winners.

The IWGA will award trophies, valuable prizes and extensive promotional campaigns to the three athletes who receive the most votes in the second stage.

Yenny Wahid, general chairwoman of the board of directors of the Indonesian Climbing Federation (FPTI), urged the public to wholeheartedly support Veddriq. She said the opportunity to win the Athlete of the Year award reflects Indonesia’s commitment to continuously pursue world-class achievements.

“Voting for Veddriq is not only about celebrating his past victories, but also motivating him to face future challenges, including the 2025 World Games,” Yenny said in a written statement. “Let’s support Veddriq Leonardo together to win this award!

How to vote for Veddriq Leonardo:

Visit the official IWGA website www.theworldgames.org.
Click “Vote Now” to access the voting page.
Search for “Veddriq Leonardo” and select “vote” alongside other candidates in the first step.
Voters can vote once per day during the first stage.
In the second stage, voters can only vote once to determine the winner.

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