Blake, Bolt nominated for Sportsman award

Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake head the list of athletes nominated for Jamaica's Sportsman of the Year award. Blake, the 100 metre champ at the World Athletic Championships in Daegu, South Korea, was recently named the winner of the Jamaica Track and Field Association's top athlete award. Bolt won the 200 metres at the same Worlds. Others in contention for the award include, West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels, Pan American 100 metre champion Lerone Clarke, IAAF Diamond league winner Asafa Powell and boxer Nicholas Walters. On the female side, Veronica Campbell-Brown, the world championships 200 metre gold medallist and 100 silver medallist, is considered a front runner in a group that also includes ICC cricketer of the year Stafanie Taylor. The winners will be announce on January 22.