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Athlete with Potential Award

Athlete with International Potential Award

This award is presented to nominees who have shown an outstanding performance at any edition of the IWAS Youth World Games.


This award, first presented in 2008, entitles the winners to entry, board and accommodation at the next IWAS Youth World Games where the sport in which they compete, is part of the programme.

The previous winners of the award are as follows:

NameCountrySport
Juliusz TrochimczukPolandSwimming
Aubrey HeadonUSAAthletics
2016 Prague, Czech Republic
Khalifa AlqasemKuwaitTable tennis
Nejjar TarekSpainWheelchair fencing
Maria TsakonaGreeceSwimming
Ntando MahlanguSouth AfricaAthletics
Kyle PowellGreat BritainAthletics – 100 & 200m
Elke Van AchterbergThe NetherlandsWheelchair fencing (foil)
Jessica RogersUSASwimming & paratriathlon
Felix StrengGermanyAthletics
Zainab AbdulwahhabIraqArchery
Svetlana KrivenokRussiaAthletics – shot put
Leon ShaferGermanyAthletics – high jump
Maria TsakonaGreeceSwimming
Barek TyszkowskiPolandAthletics
Victoria SilkGreat BritainAthletics
Gianfianco IonnottaUSAAthletics
Catherine DebrunnerSwitzerlandAthletics
Ivan KodlozerovRussiaAthletics

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