It was a year to remember for European Athletics, with golden performances and wonderful achievements as the true spirit of the sport shone through.

It was a year Nafissatou Thiam will never forget and she has been rewarded once more by being named as Belgium’s Sportswoman of the Year.

European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen’s last international trip of 2016 was a visit to Minsk this weekend.

Ireland’s Fionnuala McCormack proved true to her word as she produced a superb performance to make it back-to-back victories in the IRIS Cross Cup in Brussels on Sunday.