QATAR’S BARSHIM, BELGIUM’S THIAM NAMED 2017 IAAF MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam celebrate winning the Male and Female Athlete Of The Year awards at the IAAF Athletics 2017 Awards gala in Monaco on Friday. On right, photographer Paul Sanwell (centre) with the trophy after winning the Athletics Photograph of the Year. (AFP/Reuters)