Ashish Kumar of Railways emerged on top scoring 78.7 points to get the nod for the prestigious competition that offers quota places for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Johnson set the national record of 3:37.62 sec — also his personal best — at the Next Generation Meet in the Dutch city of Nijmegen in June, erasing the previous best of 3:37.86 sec posted during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Vinesh Phogat, who made a sensational comeback after battling a long injury lay-off to win a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Jakarta Asian Games, has been nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year.