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ATHLETICS-MONACO-IAAF-AWARDS-2017 World high jump champion Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim (L) and Belgium's athlete Nafissatou Thiam (R) react with their trophy after being awarded Male and Female Athletes of the Year 2017, during the International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF Athletics Awards 2017 in Monaco on November 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO
High jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim and heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam were named male and female world athletes of the year by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at a ceremony in Monaco on Friday.
Qatari Barshim, 26, was unbeaten in 11 competitions in 2017, winning gold at the world championships and romping to the Diamond League crown.
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