Thebestmaleandbestfemaleathletesonfivecontinentswerehonoredfortheirexceptionalsportingachievementsin2017,asANOCAwards2017gathers205NOCsinPragueattheForumKarlinT
Atotalof20nomineesforMen'sandWomen'sAthleteoftheYear2017wereannouncedonMondaybyInternationalAssociationofAthleticsFederations(IAAF)headquarteredinMonaco,without
Atthe2017ESPYs(AwardsbyESPN)whichcelebratethebestinsports,withawardsgivenbythefans,NBAfranchiseOklahomaCityThunder’sRussellWestbrookwaspickedasthebestmaleathlet