And the winner is…The International World Games Association (IWGA) has officiallynamed Veddriq Leonardo (pictured above) 2024 Athlete of the Year. Arrived well ahead of the first round, the Indonesian climber has once again crushed the competition. The Olympic speed champion received 77 045 votes. Estonian Kristin Lätt (flying disc) came in second with 51.338 votes. China's Xin Tong (wushu) completed the podium with 26.181 votes. All three will receive a trophy and a bonus. “Winning the World Games Athlete of the Year award is something I never imaginedpreviously, confided the big winner in a press release. To be elected by the public, along with so many great athletes from so many other great sports, it is an absolute honor and that shows me people's enthusiasm for sport climbing." He succeeds the Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso (racquetball).
