Popow leapt 6.77 metres at a home meet in Leverkusen, adding five centimetres on to the mark he set at last month's Beim Integrativen Sportfest, also in Leverkusen.

Also nominated for the award is Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft, who clocked a new best in the women’s 800m T34 at the Godiva Classic meeting in Coventry.

Her time of 1 min 56.89sec puts her back at the top of the world rankings after her American rival Alexa Halko set a then-world record 2:01.83 at the 2016 US Paralympic Team Trials in June.

The four-strong shortlist is completed by Turkish goalball player Ekrem Gundogdu and Iranian seven-a-side footballer Mehdi Jemali.

Gundogdu helped his country defeat Germany for the gold medal at the 2016 Malmo Men Intercup, one of the last major events before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

He was Turkey’s top scorer with 28 goals.

Jemali, meanwhile, tallied 12 goals overall at the 2016 International Federation for Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) World Championships Qualification Tournament, helping Iran take the gold medal and secure their place for the 2017 World Championships.

So far this year, winners of the Allianz Athlete of the Month include Russian wheelchair curler Andrey Smirnov, Colombian swimmer Carlos Serrano and British wheelchair racer Shelby Watson.

The nominations are compiled from submissions by National Paralympic Committees and International Federations.

The public has until 12pm CEST on September 6 to vote for the athlete they want to be the Allianz Athlete of the Month for August 2016 by clicking here.