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.

POWER AND THE GLORY

AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

PICTURE THIS DUPLANTIS DOES IT AGAIN

BUCKNER PLANNING TO WAKE A “SLEEPING GIANT”

PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC REPECHAGE WRANGLE

THE DAILY MILE HITS AMERICA • The World Championships in Oregon provided the ideal opportunity for the INEOS-supported scheme to establish a foothold in the USA

A NEW JOB TITLE • At the World Championships, a number of athletes were competing as professionals for the very first time. British international Verity Ockenden writes about what happens when your sport also becomes your living

ASK THE ATHLETE WITH SPECIAL GUEST JAMIE BAULCH • You ask the questions, the athletics star provides the answers. This month we speak to a 4x400m relay world champion and Olympic silver medallist, who is also a fomer 400m world indoor gold medallist

MY GREATEST RACE • World Championships 110m hurdles final, Stuttgart - August 20, 1993

Hayward highs • THE 2022 EDITION OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRODUCED ITS FAIR SHARE OF TOP PERFORMANCES AND TALKING POINTS. OVER THE NEXT 20 PAGES, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE BIG MOMENTS FROM EUGENE

It took a while to get going, but Eugene did put on a show to be proud of • KATHARINE MERRY, ONE OF THE IN-STADIUM COMMENTARY TEAM AT HAYWARD FIELD, GIVES HER VERDICT ON THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

LAND OF OPPORTUNITY? • WILL THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LAY THE PLATFORM FOR ATHLETICS TO RAISE ITS PROFILE AND MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT IN THE OSA? EUAN CRUMLEY LOOKS AT THE POTENTIAL GROWTH BETWEEN NOW AND THE LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS IN 2028

OREGON 2022 FACTS

The Nice Guy Finished First • EUAN CRUMLEY EXPLORES HOW JAKE WIGHTMAN SET ABOUT TRANSFORMING HIMSELF AFTER FINISHING 10TH IN THE OLYMPIC FINAL TO BECOME THE 1500M WORLD CHAMPION

What they said

World Beaters • All of the medallists from Oregon 2022

Images of Oregon • A SELECTION OF THE OTHER MAJOR MOMENTS FROM A MEMORABLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE • The ASICS Uplift Oregon 5k gave runners the chance to share the same space as elite athletes - and provided a potential template for growing athletics

AND FINALLY… • The packed championships summer is about to come to a close with a continental celebration. It's an event with a long history of brilliant performances, so who will be the next Euro stars?

EXCELLENCE IS UNUSUAL • Coach Leif Olav Alnes tells Euan Crumley where his star...