World and Olympic 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang of China is one of three finalists in the running for the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Male Athlete of the Year award.
Liu, who holds the world record in 110m hurdles, is up against 100m and 200m world sprinting champion Tyson Gay of the US and Ethiopian marathon-runner Haile Gebrselassie.
Gay also won gold in the 4x100m relay at the world championships in Osaka, while Gebrselassie set a marathon world record in Berlin in September.
Liu has gained more and more popularity since becoming China's first male track world champion.
Distance runner Meseret Defar, heptathlete Carolina Kluft and high-jumper Blanka Vlasic are all nominated for the women's award.
The winners of the 2007 World Athlete of the Year Awards will be announced live during the 2007 World Athletics Gala, which will take place in Monaco, on November 25.
Source: Xinhua
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