Wanda Diamond League champions Femke Bol and Jakob Ingebrigtsen were crowned European Athletes of the Year at a ceremony in Vilnius on Saturday, just over a month after defending their respective Diamond Trophies in Eugene.
Dutch 400m hurdles star Bol and Norwegian distance ace Ingebrigtsen both picked up the award for the second successive year after they both cruised to another impressive array of records and global titles in 2023.
Bol raced to six wins in six races in the Wanda Diamond League this year, breaking a meeting record in all of them and setting a new Diamond League record of 51.45 – the third fastest time ever in the 400m hurdles – in London. She rounded off her season with a comfortable victory in Eugene which saw her claim a third successive Diamond League title.