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 • A look back at some of the biggest stories and performances of recent weeks

AFRICA’S MOMENT • There have been concerns raised about Kenya’s connections to doping, but Nairobi winning the right to host the world championships has created a huge opportunity to change perceptions, writes Michelle Katami

MY GREATEST RACE • Fourth at the Rio 2016 Olympics, the USA-born Brit had to rebuild her career after a ruptured Achilles and enjoyed a season to remember in 2022. The highlight was third place at the Alexander Stadium behind Tobi Amusan and Devynne Charlton

RISING STAR CELINE OBINNA-ALO • Jasmine Collett talks to the European under-18 medallist and British record-holder about her progress and learning her sprinting craft from Richard Kilty

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS • When an athlete decides to change direction to a new event or discipline, that doesn’t mean they are starting from scratch. This sport can teach valuable and universal lessons, writes Verity Ockenden

A different stage • Ben Norris was once a British international with Olympic dreams. Injury dashed those hopes but, having carved a new path as an actor and writer, he tells Mark Woods why he hopes his one-man show will serve as a reminder that there is life beyond sport

IN A NEWLIGHT • WITH THE STARS AND THE GOVERNING BODY DARING TO BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, EUAN CRUMLEY ASKS IF THE SUMMER OF 2026 WILL PROVE TO BE A PIVOTAL TIME FOR ATHLETICS?

WINDS OF CHANGE • SOME PURISTS MIGHT NOT LIKE IT, BUT ATHLETICS NEEDS EVENTS SUCH AS THE ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND ATHLOS TO HELP THE SPORT THRIVE, WRITES KATHARINE MERRY

“LIKE ATHLETICS’ VERSION OF LIMITED-OVERS CRICKET” • ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE ASKED YOU, THE AW READERS, TO GIVE US YOUR VERDICT ON THE ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIP — WHAT YOU FELT DID AND DIDN’T WORK. HERE IS A CROSS SECTION OF YOUR THOUGHTS

ULTIMATE IMAGES • CAPTURING SOME OF THE BIG MOMENTS FROM BUDAPEST

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS • KEELY HODGKINSON’S SPEED SUIT HAS BEEN A HUGE END-OF-SEASON TALKING POINT. TIM ADAMS TALKS TO HER COACH JENNY MEADOWS AND THE DESIGN TEAM BEHIND THE NIKE PROJECT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ITS IMPACT AND THE FUTURE OF ATHLETICS APPAREL

COSTUME DRAMA • A LOOK AT OTHER INTRIGUING ITERATIONS OF ATHLETE APPAREL THROUGH THE YEARS

OUT OF THE SHADOWS • In this extraordinary summer, three athletes...