AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

AW has been the bible of the sport since the 1940s and is still the No.1 choice for the true running and athletics fan, designed to keep you informed about all the best news, comment, event reports and results from Britain and around the world. In the summer AW offers the very best in-depth coverage of the track and field season focusing not only on the major championships, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships, but also the best in schools and grassroots club athletics. The spring and autumn seasons concentrate on road racing, including the big events such as the Great North Run and Virgin Money London Marathon, while the long winter campaign looks toward the cross country season and the exciting indoor scene. Alongside our unrivalled coverage of all the top events, AW also offers a sharp and detailed news service focusing on elite and up-and-coming athletes and the issues which rage within the sport. We provide all the important fixtures as well as the most comprehensive service of results from around Britain and the rest of the world. AW provides detailed features focusing on the top names in the sport as well as its highly regarded coaching, performance and nutritional advice, product reviews and plenty of debate and opinions via our popular letters column and web forum. Make sure you get AW to keep up-to-date with the sport’s latest.

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AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

PICTURE THIS REEKIE LIGHTS UP LONDON

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS • The records continued to tumble as standards rose in July

A SELECTION "JOLT" • UKA’s strict policy aligns with Seb Coe’s view that global championships should be about the “best of the best”, writes Euan Crumley

IF YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR WORLD ATHLETICS, YOU SHOULD BE SELECTED • - THE UKA ATHLETES' COMMISSION VIEW

CRITICAL CONDITION • As the Commonwealth Games goes in search of a new host for 2026, Mark Woods asks if, rather than allowing the event to limp on, it’s time to let it go

GREAT EXPECTATIONS • With just under a year to go, Tim Adams discovers how organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics are planning to set the bar high

A PARIS REFRESH • Hannah Cockroft believes para sport has gone backwards since the highs of London 11 years ago, but she says next summer’s Paralympics are the perfect chance to make progress again

MY GREATEST RACE • AAA Championships / British trials, Birmingham, July 26, 1998 400m, first place, 44.50

HIGH HOPES • BUDAPEST HAS SET THE IDEAL STAGE FOR WHAT LOOKS LIKE BEING A VERY SPECIAL EDITION OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

How it started… • IT’S NOW 40 YEARS SINCE THE INAUGURAL WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS TOOK PLACE IN HELSINKI. AS BEN BLOOM DISCOVERS, THEIR BIRTH WAS NOT ONLY REACTIONARY, BUT REVOLUTIONARY

Through the eyes of the athletes: the perspectives from some of Britain’s world medallists of the past four decades

The Forerunner • THE “PERFECT” RACE, FORGETTING TO MEET HIS FAMILY AND A MEMORABLE JOURNEY THROUGH A WARTIME TUNNEL. STEVE CRAM TELLS EUAN CRUMLEY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF BECOMING THE FIRST EVER MEN’S 1500M WORLD CHAMPION

The simple life • SIMON FREEMAN FINDS OUT FIRST HAND WHAT GOES INTO MAKING FAITH KIPYEGON THE BEST ON THE PLANET

Seize the day • JAKE WIGHTMAN SHOWED WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN AN ATHLETE GRABS THEIR OPPORTUNITY – AND THERE ARE A FEW “OUTLIER S” WHO COULD SHAKE UP THE WORLD ORDER IN BUDAPEST, WRITES KATHARINE MERRY

Location matters • A CHAMPIONSHIPS DOESN’T JUST HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE CITY WHICH PLAYS HOST. GET IT RIGHT AND VISITING ATHLETES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE WILL BE LEFT WITH A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE, TOO, WRITES VERITY OCKENDEN

Budapest Briefing • STEVE SMYTHE TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EVERY EVENT AT THE 2023...