Bolt wins athlete of the year

Jamaican sprinters, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, were chosen world athletes of the year on Saturday amid increasing scrutiny into the efficiency of their country’s anti-doping programme.
Bolt received the IAAF award for the fifth time.
He won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m-meter relay at the world championships in Moscow last month.
He won the same three races at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and 2009 world championship.
“It’s always an honour to be recognised by the IAAF and the fans as the athlete of the year,” Bolt said. “I just focus on doing great things, and staying focused is hard to do.”
Bolt finished ahead of world 5,000m and 10,000m champ, Mo Farah of Britain, and world high jump champ, Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine.
Fraser-Pryce earned the award for the first time by regaining the 100m title at the world championship and anchoring the victorious 4×100 women’s relay.
She also had the year’s best 200m time.
The other women’s nominees were world champion shot-putter, Valerie Adams of New Zealand, and world hurdles champion, Zuzana Hejnova of the Czech Republic.
“I’m shocked and excited. It’s something that has been a dream of mine,” said Fraser-Pryce, who is the second Jamaican woman to win after Merlene Ottey in 1990. “Hard work is something that comes without saying for us to achieve the things we want.”
Both winners also received $100,000.