THE British Athletics Supporters’ Club (BASC) honoured the class of 2016 last weekend as athletes past and present came together at the annual award ceremony to celebrate a year of success for athletics in Britain.
Athletes past and present came together to celebrate the British Athletics Supporters’ Club awards weekend for 2016
PICTURES: BRITISH ATHLETICS SUPPORTERS CLUB
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah was named as winner of BASC’s 2016 athlete of the year award ahead of Rio hammer bronze medallist Sophie Hitchon, who pipped British 1500m record-holder and world No.1 Laura Muir to second place.
Farah was unable to attend the ceremony but recorded a message saying: “I just wanted to say thank you so much for giving me the athlete of the year. It’s pretty amazing and if it wasn’t for you guys I wouldn’t be able to achieve – the drive you give me and the support are pretty incredible.
Callum Wilkinson: world junior champ won an award