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

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THE MONTH IN NUMBERS • June proved to be an eventful time, packed full of landmark performances

STEPPING UP • One performance was highly unusual, the other smashed a 30-year-old record, but Jolien Boumkwo and Zharnel Hughes both deserve great credit, writes Katharine Merry

WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR FORGIVENESS? • Ben Bloom considers the reaction to athletes who have been banned from the sport but make a comeback and finds doping cases can be a very grey area indeed

MY GREATEST RACE • The Norwegian remains the only athlete to simultaneously hold the world records at 5000m, 10,000m and the marathon. In 1985, she became the first woman to break the 31-minute barrier for 10,000m on the track and, one year later, returned to her homeland for a successful attempt at taking down her own world record

RISING STAR RENEE REGIS • Georgie Heath talks to a young athlete from a family of top-class sprinters who's forging her own path

AN ATHLETIC EDUCATION • POTENTIAL STARS OF THE FUTURE BATTLE IT OUT FOR HONOURS AT ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPS

asics move every mind • A recent study from ASICS has uncovered a gender exercise gap and the global brand is looking for your help to better understand how to support women when it comes to exercise inequality

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PACE • Ben Bloom speaks to Bram Som about the art of helping athletes to hit their time targets – and his role in developing the technology which is playing a major role in record-breaking

BROKEN RECORD • Jarmila Kratochvílová's 800m mark of 1:53.28 was set 40 years ago this month, writes Jason Henderson, but rather than being celebrated it is mired in controversy

“IF I'M NOT HAVING FUN, I'M WASTING MY TIME” • Harvard student Kenny Ikeji won the NCAA title last month with a mighty 77.92m and he believes it is just the beginning

The return to London • As the capital prepares to welcome back top-level athletics, we look ahead to the Diamond League action but also assess the city's role in the sport and what the future might hold

There's no place like home • With the Diamond League heading back to the London Stadium, British star sprinter Dina Asher-Smith explains to Euan Crumley just how pivotal a role the venue has played in her career to date

JOURNEY THROUGH TIME • AW statto Steve Smythe picks out 50...