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.

THE INTERNAL STRUGGLE

AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

PICTURE THIS ASHER-SMITH'S FLYING START

FARAH'S LAST DANCE • Multiple Olympic and world champion has “nothing to prove” as he prepares to say farewell on the streets of London, while Hassan and McColgan get ready for debuts

THE NEXT MOVE • A clear weight of opinion is emerging when it comes to the inclusion of trans athletes in the female category, but is there more work to be done before any final decision is made?

ATHLETES’ VOICE HAS TO BE HEARD • World Athletics must make sure they really listen to those who will be most affected before making any final decisions over the controversial issue of transgender athletes and the female category, writes Katharine Merry

DEBT OF GRATITUDE • John Bicourt, George Harrison and Rod Lock – men who made huge contributions to athletics – were recently lost to the sport. Those whose lives they touched pay tribute

MAURICE GREENE MY GREATEST RACE • The American five-time world champion struck 100m Olympic gold in 2000 but, one year previously, in front of 30,000 spectators, he overhauled Ato Boldon to eclipse the previous world record of 9.84

ASK THE ATHLETE WITH SPECIAL GUEST RICHARD KILTY • You ask the questions, the athletics star provides the answers. This month, we hear from a former world indoor and two-time European indoor 60m champion who is not afraid of stepping out of his comfort zone

LEARNING TO BE A MODEL PATIENT • No athlete ever wants to have to deal with injury but it comes with the territory. AW columnist Verity Ockenden shares her experiences and explains that how someone responds to a setback can have a big effect on the speed of recovery

LAUNCH CODE • Neeraj Chopra's ability to throw the javelin has propelled him to superstardom in his home country and inspired a generation of Indian athletes to believe. The Olympic champion took time out from the quiet of a winter training stint in Loughborough to tell Euan Crumley about why he is aiming higher still

THE CHOPRA EFFECT?

RISING STAR SAM LUNT • Georgie Heath speaks to the record-breaking teenage hurdler who wants to create more history

A PERFECT STORM • Keely Hodgkinson, the athlete whose philosophy is summed up by the image of a tornado, has been through a turbulent time. However, as the 20-year-old tells Euan Crumley, having had a chance to adjust and find calm means she might now cause a whirlwind on...