American gymnast Simone Biles was named the best female athlete of the year in the poll, which involved 518 journalists from 111 countries.
Among European male athletes, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic placed second behind Duplantis, followed by Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
In the female category, Spanish football player Aitana Bonmatí was named the best European athlete of 2024, ahead of Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan and Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh.
The International Sports and Press Association brings together more than 9,500 journalists in 160 countries, representing leading daily newspapers, periodicals and radio and television channels across five continents, according to aipsmedia.com.
The organisation was founded in 1924 during the Olympic Games in Paris.
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Source: PAP, aipsmedia.com