Bolt, Richards tabbed IAAF Athletes of Year

Bolt, Richards tabbed IAAF Athletes of Year

Sanya Richards of the U.S.(L) and Usain Bolt of Jamaica display their World Athlete of the Year Award during the IAAF World Athletic Gala in Monte Carlo November 22, 2009.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica receives his World Athlete of the Year Award from IAAF President Lamine Diack (L) and Prince Albert II of Monaco (R) during the IAAF World Athletics Gala in Monte Carlo November 22, 2009.

U.S. Sanya Richards (R), 400m race and women's 4x400m relay champion, and Jamaican Usain Bolt, world and Olympic sprint champion, pose with their trophies after being awarded female and male athletes of the year 2009, in Monaco, during a press conference prior to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) gala.

Sanya Richards (R) of the U.S., Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia and Blanca Vlasic (L) of Croatia arrive to attend the IAAF World Athletic Gala in Monte Carlo November 22, 2009.

Women's 400 metres world champion Sanya Richards of the U.S. (L) kisses Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt during the IAAF World Athletic Gala in Monte Carlo November 22, 2009.
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