SPORTS- Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix named IAAF World Athletes of the Year 2012

 

Jamaican Olympic gold medallists Usain Bolt has been named the male IAAF athlete of the year. 

 He was honoured by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) at a ceremony in Barcelona on Saturday. 

Jamaican Bolt, who retained his 100m and 200m titles in London, is the first man to win the award four times. 

American Allyson Felix was also named the female IAAF athlete of the year. Felix won three gold medals