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Jamaican stars up for another award

Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce have been short-listed for the United States Sports Aca­demy Athlete-of-the-Year Award 2013.

The US Sports Academy will select the athletes of the year by an on­line balloting system, which closes midnight on December 20.

Bolt and US tennis player Serena Williams are in the running to win back-to-back awards.

Bolt is up against the likes of Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Raphael Nadal and Lio­nel Messi while Willi­ams will have to fend off a challenge from Fra­­ser-Pryce and US swimming sensation Missy Franklyn.

This year’s selection features 11 countries and 12 sports.

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