The 29-year-old is in the running for female judoka of the year after a superb campaign which included the Olympic under-63 kilograms title at Tokyo 2020.

Agbegnenou was also part of the France line-up which won the first Olympic mixed team title, and she claimed her fifth world title in Budapest in June.

Other nominees for the women's award include Kosovo's Olympic under-48kg champion Distria Krasniqi and Japan's winner in the under-52kg, Uta Abe.

Germany's Anna Maria Wagner and Canada's Jessica Klimkait, who won world titles in the under-78kg and under-57kg respectively, are also nominated.

Both won Olympic bronze medals in Tokyo.

The contenders for male judoka of the year include Japan's Hifumi Abe, the sister of Uta who won Olympic gold in the under-66kg class during the same session as his sister's triumph.

Czech athlete Lukáš Krpálek is also nominated after winning the Olympic over-100kg gold, which made him a two-weight champion after he triumphed at under-100kg at Rio 2016.

Three world champions complete the list, including Georgia's under-73kg winner Lasha Shavdatuashvili who added silver in Tokyo.

Portugal's Jorge Fonseca, the under-100kg champion in Budapest, and Germany's under-81kg gold medallist Matthias Casse complete the list of contenders.

They both finished Tokyo 2020 with bronze medals.

Other awards to be handed out include moment of the year, ippon of the year, coaching achievement of the year and rising star.

Voting takes place online here, with the closing date December 10.

A group of international experts will decide the judo for peace, judo for children and community hero award winners.

The awards ceremony will take place online on December 18.