Wheelchair tennis players Yui Kamiji of Japan and Briton Jordanne Whiley make the list after claiming their fourth women's Grand Slam doubles title of the year at the US Open, becoming the first non-Dutch pairing to do so.

Kamiji, 20, also broke Dutch dominance in the women's singles competition by claiming her second Grand Slam of the year with victory over The Netherlands' defending champion Aniek Van Koot in New York.

Two other athletes to impress on American soil in September were Jamie Whitmore and Eduardo Avila Sanchez.

Whitmore delighted home fans in Greenville, South Carolina by adding two more world titles to her collection with victory in the C3 events at the Para-cycling Road World Championships.

The American claimed four gold medals at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico back in April.

At the International Blind Sports Federation Judo World Championships in Colorado Springs, Mexican Sanchez caused an upset by defeating reigning Paralympic champion Olexandr Kosinov of Ukraine in the men's under 81 kilogram final.

Mexican Eduardo Avila Sanchez claimed gold at the IBSA Judo World Championships in Colorado ©Getty Images



A triple gold medal haul at the IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Continents Cup in St Petersburg has Russia's Galina Ryzkhova on the list.

Ryzkhova took top honours in the ladies singles class two and freestyle class two, while she also partnered Viacheslav Osipov to gold in the pairs event.

Hong Kong's Leung Yuk Wing won two gold medals at the Boccia International Sport Federation World Championships in Beijing, coming from three ends down to prevail in the BC4 individual final against reigning Paralympic champion Eliseu dos Santos before also overcoming dos Santos in the BC4 pairs decider.

Completing the nominations is American Richard Browne, who broke the men's T44 200 metres world record with a time of 21.62sec at the Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

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