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

MY GREATEST RACE World Championships, Rome, September 3, 1987, Men’s 110m hurdles, silver, 13.29 • The now CEO of World Athletics followed home Greg Foster of the USA, who ran 13.21 to retain his world title, with British team-mate and rival Colin Jackson third

RISING STAR OTIS POOLE • Jasmine Collett talks to the high jumper who has just won his first world medal and made the move to Texas to study and compete in the NCAA

BRING IT ON • Fresh from commentating at the World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, broadcaster Rob Walker reflects on five unforgettable days at Hayward Field — and an extraordinary generation of teenage talent that is coming for the senior ranks

DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK • How we label an athlete’s return to the sport following time away can have a big impact, writes Verity Ockenden. It should be left up to them to define their moment

TANGLED UP IN BLUE • KATHARINE MERRY BEGINS OUR REVIEW OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS BY LOOKING AT WHAT WORKED - AND WHAT DIDN’T - AT BOTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE NEED FOR SPEED • BY WINNING FOUR GOLD MEDALS AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, AMY HUNT MADE HERSELF THE STANDOUT STAR IN BIRMINGHAM. YET HER COACH MARCO AIRALE TELLS EUAN CRUMLEY THAT THERE IS MORE TO COME – AND THAT THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE

OUT ON HER OWN • AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, DINA ASHER-SMITH BECAME THE MOST DECORATED BRITISH ATHLETE IN HISTORY. STATISTICIAN MARK BUTLER EXAMINES A CAREER THAT, SO FAR, HAS PRODUCED A TALLY OF 28 MEDALS AND COUNTING

DOUBLE THE FUN • GEORGIA HUNTER BELL HAS WON EVERY CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL SHE HAS CONTESTED THIS YEAR. THE COMMONWEALTH AND EUROPEAN GOLD MEDALLIST TALKS TO EUAN CRUMLEY ABOUT MAKING FAST PROGRESS, LEARNING HOW TO WIN, KEEPING A HEALTHY PERSPECTIVE AND AIMING FOR SUCCESS IN BOTH THE 800M AND 1500M

FIRST INSTALMENT • THE WOMEN’S 800M FINAL IN BIRMINGHAM NOT ONLY PROVIDED A MAJOR HIGHLIGHT OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS BUT ALSO AN EARLY SIGN OF THINGS TO COME. EUAN CRUMLEY LOOKS AT THE RIVALRY THAT LOOKS SET TO RUN AND RUN

EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE • REMEMBERING SOME OF THE BIG MOMENTS FROM BIRMINGHAM

BIG IN BIRMINGHAM • ALL OF THE 2026 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALLISTS

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