The Olympic Committee of BiH has traditionally organized the event Athlete of the Year, and this year the selection will be made in 9 categories, as listed below: 

1. The best young athlete in the junior category( boys); 
2. The best young athlete in the junior category(girls); 
3. The most successful Sports Club 
4. The most successful National Team of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
5. The most successful coach
6. Special awards of OC BiH 

- IOC Special Award

- Sports worker, for his long-term contribution to the development of sports 

- Sports promoters of Bosnia and Herzegovina 

- Athlete or team from a family of non-Olympic sports 

- Special award for outstanding sports result 

- Award for support in the work of OC BiH 

- Award for media promotion of Olympic values 

- For successful long-term coaching work 

- Sports ambassador 

7. The best athlete in the senior competition (men)
8. The best athlete in the senior competition (women)
9. Athlete of the Year 

All BiH athletes, coaches and teams belonging to electoral categories have the right to participate in the "Election". 

Please submit the proposals of your candidates, and in accordance with the criteria through the parent association of BiH (all proposals for nominations by category, should be submitted on the memorandum of the association, with the seal of the association and the signature of the responsible person, who guarantees the authenticity of data, otherwise the proposals will not be considered) to the address of the Olympic Committee of BiH (Alipašina bb, Zetra, Sarajevo, BiH) no later than November 20, 2019. The conditions for application are defined in Article 5 of the Rulebook on the selection of the athlete of the year, organized by the Olympic Committee of BiH that says: 

Article 5

 The conditions that must be met by the applicant for basic categories (except special) in order for the application of the professional association to be accepted are: 

- that he/she is a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

- that he/she is a member of a sports club from Bosnia and Herzegovina and that the club  is registered within the competent authority and that the club is a member of the sports association (One sport can have only one association) or 

- that he/she is a member of a sports club from other countries, with the consent of the sports federation from Bosnia and Herzegovina to play for the same, 

- that he/she is not under suspension for doping, 

- that the application is accompanied by a Bulletin or Report from the competition certified by the President or the Secretary General of the sports federation of which he/she is a member, 

- that the application is filled in on a single form prepared by the Commission, which will be submitted as an attachment to the call,

- that it is an Olympic sport (except for the part of the Special Awards),

- sports federations can nominate one male athlete and one female athlete in one category with the two best results or placements, for the specified year