Belgium's Louise Carton and Great Britain's Jonathan Davies have been voted European Athletes of the Month for December.

The setting is the beautiful Holyrood Park, the weather is expected to be around two degrees and there might be a bit of rain in the air.

Most European athletes are already hard at work training for what will be an important year in 2016 highlighted by the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam followed by the Olympic Games in Rio.

“European Athletics has taken note of the decision by the IAAF Ethics Board to hand down a life ban today to, among others, Valentin Balakhnichev, former President of the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF).
 

Anita Wlodarczyk will be honoured once more for her brilliant 2015 by receiving the annual main award of the Polish Olympic committee for the third time in her career and the second year in a row.

Top athletes are preparing to shine at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam and now you can follow in their footsteps!