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Year-ender: Kenya dropped to runner-up spot in worlds

2017 IAAF World Championships 1500m Gold medalist Elijah Manangoi poses with his medal at Jomo Kenyatta International airport during their arrival from London on August 15,2016.(Oliver Ananda,Standard)

The 2017 athletics season elicited exciting fairy tales that would be fit for an Oscar Award.

They staged a commendable 2017 athletics season at the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London, which, at best, stands out as one of the best seasons in 54 years of independence.

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