Following a break for the European Athlete of the Year and Rising Star Awards, voting for the European Athlete of the Month is back.
September saw the end of the summer track season in Europe with the last two European Athletics Permit Meetings and also the IAAF Diamond League final in Brussels.
In addition, the autumn road races started in earnest this month.
Consequently, European Athletics is consequently pleased to announce that athletes from 12 different countries have been nominated for the September award.
At the end of each month, a panel of experts produces a short list of the outstanding athletes and performances achieved by European athletes during that month, which is then mailed to the European athletics media and thousands of fans who have signed up to receive news from European Athletics.
The European Athlete of the Month fan voting takes place through our Facebook page, while members of the media can cast their vote on our website here.
Fans are also able to vote through the European Athletics mobile applications on iPhone and Android phones.
The public, media and a group of expert statisticians cast their votes for the European Athlete of the Month with each category counting as 33.3 per cent of the vote.
For example, the winner of each poll will be awarded 10 points, second 9 points, etc. and the athlete with the most points after the three different polls have been counted will be declared the winner.
In the unlikely event of a tie, Hansjörg Wirz, the president of European Athletics, will have the casting vote.
The voting period will be very short this month, with voting closing on 25 October at noon CET.
The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.
No athlete who has previously served a two-year doping ban can be nominated for the European Athlete of the Month.