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

MAHUCHIKH'S GIANT LEAP

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

THE FINE MARGINS • Ben Bloom looks at the precarious nature of the way some athletes either confirmed their Olympic spots or were painfully denied a place in Paris

DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER • Verity Ockenden writes about trying to move on from the pain of being denied an Olympic place – and why it's important for an athlete not to feel defined by the selectors’ verdict

DAVID RUDISHA MY GREATEST RACE • Olympic Games, London, August 9 2012, Men's 800m final, Gold, 1:40.91 (WR)

RISING STAR NIA WEDDERBURN-GOODISON • Jasmine Collett catches up with the European under-18 100m champion about her time spent training in Jamaica alongside the best of the best

THE LOCAL HERO • The performances of Phoebe Gill have been powerful in showing other young athletes just what can be possible, writes fellow aspiring teenage 800m runner Nathan Davis

MANCHESTER MOMENTS • A selection of big performances and talking points from an eventful UKA Championships as Olympic dreams were either realised or dashed

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS • The USA's top talent saw their hopes of making the Olympic team put to the test at the national championships last month. Photographer Dan Vernon was there to capture the big moments for AW at a meeting of the highest quality

It's Showtime! • As the curtain comes up, so Paris 2024 looks set to provide a brilliant Olympic stage

Be ready for anything • The skill of having a successful Olympics isn't just about doing well when it comes to the competition, writes Katharine Merry, it's all about being able to deal with everything else that comes at you

A step back in time • It's 100 years since the Olympics last came to Paris. Stuart Weir looks at the performances of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams at those Games that would go on to be immortalised in film

The gold rush • As ever, the short sprints will be some of the most watched events at the Olympics. Three-time Olympian Adam Gemili tells Katy Barden why he thinks anything could happen when the world's fastest humans line up in Paris

The big fight • The men's 1500m, and in particular the clash between world champion Josh Kerr and Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, will be one of the most...