The usual year-end analysis by Paul Warburton published on December 21, 2017 on the website of the IAAF, starts from the victory of Eider Arevalo in London 2017, continues with the mile won by Tom Bosworth in the Diamond League in London and with his pain after the disqualification to the 12th km. giving space also to Lebogang Shange, Christopher Like and Dane Bird-Smith.

The best thing about watching Yohann Diniz race is you never know what you’re going to get.

The dazzling Frenchman either succeeds spectacularly or he bombs – there is little in between.

Even when nudged more than once whether retirement was in his sights as he hits the big 40 on the first day of 2018, Diniz reckoned he still had plans.

Finally have been reviewed the exciting race on 20km women in London and the race walking’s biggest debate of 2017: the inclusion of a 50km World Championship race for women.

Twenty-five years after the inclusion of the first women’s 10km at the Olympics, women finally got to match men at all race-walking disciplines and seven women lined up for the longer event in London.