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.

THE CAPTAIN’S SLOG

AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

ROMAN ROAR

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS • A look back at some of the biggest news and best performances of recent weeks

DECISION TIME • It won’t be long until we know the British team for Paris, but Katharine Merry just wishes the focus of the selection policy wasn’t so narrow

THE SCREEN SHOT • The arrival of the new Netflix series SPRINT is to be wholeheartedly welcomed. Just don’t expect it to solve all of athletics’ problems

A PROBLEM IN PARTICIPATION • With the Olympics looming, there is sound logic to big-name athletes choosing not to race regularly. However, their absences create a significant issue for the sport and its supporters

REALITY SHOW • Through The Distance Project, British international Callum Elson is trying to bring more attention to his sport and tell the stories behind the athletes. He tells Katy Barden about his off-track ambition

THE SHARED STRUGGLE • Verity Ockenden writes about her recent training experiences that have shown athletes’ capacity to help each other – even when working with rivals

RISING STAR • Jasmine Collett catches up with the English 800m champion who is targeting the World U20 1500m podium this summer after a breakthrough performance

“I never showed weakness” • Iwan Thomas’ new book pulls no punches about how difficult life as a professional athlete can be. The former European 400m champion tells Euan Crumley why he chose to be so honest and how he hopes his story will help others

No place like Rome • The Italian athletes responded to home advantage in style during a European Championships that featured sparks of brilliance but didn’t quite fully ignite

The greatest showman • TAMBERI TAKES ON THE ROLE OF RINGMASTER AS FIELD EVENTS SHINE IN THE ROMAN SPOTLIGHT

Irish elation • MAGEEAN AND ADELEKE STAND OUT AS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES ARE TAKEN

Pass marks • WHILE SOME BRITISH ATHLETES STOOD OUT IN ROME, THE OVERALL TEAM PERFORMANCE WAS SOLID RATHER THAN SPECTACULAR. THERE WAS ALSO A FEELING OF GROWING POTENTIAL, THOUGH

Roma in pictures

Rome honours board • ALL OF THE 2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALLISTS

Looking for more • There was a gold rush of medals at the recent World Para Athletics Championships but the media coverage perhaps did not quite match up to the achievements

“When your dignity is being taken away, the medals...