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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:
| Name | Country | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Juliusz Trochimczuk | Poland | Swimming |
| Aubrey Headon | USA | Athletics |
| 2016 Prague, Czech Republic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Khalifa Alqasem | Kuwait | Table tennis |
| Nejjar Tarek | Spain | Wheelchair fencing |
| Maria Tsakona | Greece | Swimming |
| Ntando Mahlangu | South Africa | Athletics |
| Kyle Powell | Great Britain | Athletics – 100 & 200m |
| Elke Van Achterberg | The Netherlands | Wheelchair fencing (foil) |
| Jessica Rogers | USA | Swimming & paratriathlon |
| Felix Streng | Germany | Athletics |
| Zainab Abdulwahhab | Iraq | Archery |
| Svetlana Krivenok | Russia | Athletics – shot put |
| Leon Shafer | Germany | Athletics – high jump |
| Maria Tsakona | Greece | Swimming |
| Barek Tyszkowski | Poland | Athletics |
| Victoria Silk | Great Britain | Athletics |
| Gianfianco Ionnotta | USA | Athletics |
| Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | Athletics |
| Ivan Kodlozerov | Russia | Athletics |