{
  "id": 12376818,
  "title": "Rumesh Tharanga among nominees announced for World Athlete of the Year 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/rumesh-tharanga-among-nominees-announced-for-world-athlete-of-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:38:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/rumesh-tharang-among-nominees-announced-for-world-athlete-of-the-year-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 20 nominees for the World Athlete of the Year honours have been announced ahead of the World Athletics Awards taking place in Monaco on 29 November. The nominees – selected by an international panel of athletics experts – include 10 for Women’s World Athlete of the Year and 10 for Men’s World Athlete of […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Sawe, Ngetich nominated for 2026 World Athlete of the Year award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/sawe-ngetich-nominated-for-2026-world-athlete-of-the-year-award",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:30:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}