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Sara Lopez running for World Games athlete of the year award for the sixth time

7 January 2025

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Colombia’s Sara Lopez has been shortlisted as archery’s nominee for the World Games’ athlete of the year award 2024, alongside 21 athletes from across all sports disciplines at the event.

This marks the sixth time Sara has been nominated, following previous acknowledgments in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Ranked as the world number two, Lopez made history by claiming her record-breaking ninth Hyundai Archery World Cup Champion title in Tlaxcala, Mexico, in October. She also secured gold at the second stage of the 2024 Hyundai Archery World Cup in Yecheon in May.

Fans are encouraged to support the Colombian archery star in the exciting race for this prestigious honour!

Public voting opens on 9 January 2025 on the organisation’s website.

On 22 January, the 10 highest-ranked candidates will advance to the final voting stage, which will continue until 31 January.

The World Games, held every four years, is a multisport event that features a variety of sports and disciplines, including compound target archery, and recurve and barebow field archery.

Lopez won the compound women’s gold medal at the 2017 edition held in Wroclaw, Poland. She also collected bronze at Cali 2013 and silver at Birmingham 2022.

The next edition of the World Games takes place from 7 to 17 August 2025 in Chengdu, China.

How to vote

Visit the portal on the World Games website.
Click on the ‘vote’ button under Sara’s name. She will receive two votes.
Click on the ‘vote’ button under your second favourite candidate. They will receive one vote. You must select a second athlete for Sara’s votes to count.
Repeat every 24 hours!

The initial field of 22 candidates will be cut to the top 10 on 22 January. Should Sara remain in the competition, voting then continues until Monday 31 January.