Athletics
No cross country at Paris 2024
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Athletics
Monday, 07 December 2020 11:20
Cross-country running’s long wait to make its Olympic comeback continues, while 50km race walk could be mixed sex in four years’ time Cross-country running will not be part of the 2024 Olympics in Paris and the women’s 50km race walk has been rejected, although a new mixed sex race walk over that distance could now happen instead. The decisions have…
Half-marathon record shattered in Valencia
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Sunday, 06 December 2020 02:40
Kibiwott Kandie enjoys the sweet taste of success in Spain as Peres Jepchirchir, Genzebe Dibaba and Evans Chebet also impress Organisers of the Valencia Marathon and Half Marathon predicted record-breaking performances. The streets of this Spanish city on Sunday, they promised, would produce the race of the year – and possibly the greatest race ever. Certainly, in the men’s half-marathon…
AW products guru Paul Freary reviews the COROS Apex GPS sport watch A relatively young company in the world of sport watches, COROS are already making a big impact. Having recently announced their collaboration with Eluid Kipchoge and the NN Running Team, some of the world’s leading athletes are choosing the brand to record their training and competition. The feature-packed…
AW silver jubilee issue – 1970
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Athletics
Saturday, 05 December 2020 01:00
As AW celebrates its 75th anniversary, the magazine’s results guru Steve Smythe takes a look back at another milestone edition I started getting Athletics Weekly at the end of November 1970, at the age of 12. The second magazine I ever received was the 25th anniversary issue on December 5, which probably as a schoolboy with just over a year’s…
Jamaine Coleman’s next chapter
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Athletics
Saturday, 05 December 2020 06:36
Harsh reality of underperforming for his US university spurred the British steeplechaser into action and gave his athletics career a second wind Four years ago Jamaine Coleman was preparing for what he thought could well have been his last season in athletics. Enjoying university life in America, his performances were not reflecting his true potential. Though he clearly had great…
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Saturday, 05 December 2020 08:55
Yulimar Rojas and Mondo Duplantis are World Athletics’ athletes of 2020
Friday, 04 December 2020 11:54
Big Diamond League changes announced
Friday, 04 December 2020 09:36
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Friday, 04 December 2020 06:18
Valencia poised for red-hot road races
Thursday, 03 December 2020 05:21
Why we should all learn from Usain Bolt
Thursday, 03 December 2020 11:19
Mondo Duplantis and Jemma Reekie among winners in AW Awards
Thursday, 03 December 2020 11:21
Usain Bolt and Tirunesh Dibaba voted ‘The Greatest’
Thursday, 03 December 2020 07:20
Decathlon legend Rafer Johnson dies
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 15:31
Win a pair of HOKA Clifton Edge shoes
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 11:17
World Half nearly did not happen
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 12:12
Fell running icon Pete Bland dies
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 07:53
British Indoor Championships confirmed for Glasgow
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 03:52
From Bannister to Bolt, AW was there at the beginning
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 01:20
Jonathan Edwards’ great strides
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 02:24
The rich history of AW
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The secrets behind AW’s success
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Planning for an uncertain future
Sunday, 29 November 2020 01:35
Yalemzerf Yehualaw and Amdework Walelegn win Delhi Half Marathon
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Dathan Ritzenhein – from athlete to coach
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