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.

TAKING IT TO THE LIMIT

AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

WANYONYI'S GRAND SURPRISE IN KINGSTON

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

SIGN OF THE TIMES • Katharine Merry writes about why last month's brand new athletics events in Europe and beyond have served as a reminder that money really does talk

MY GREATEST RACE • Olympic Games, Barcelona, August 3, 1992, Women's 800m final, first place, 1:55.54 NR

RISING STAR • Jasmine Collett talks to a record-breaking Welsh teenager who has wasted little time in making a big impression when it comes to the 400m

BOSTON BRILLIANCE • Records fall and new champions are crowned at the world's oldest annual marathon

WHAT'S THE POINT? • Verity Ockenden reflects on her experiences of competing at the inaugural European Running Championships, an event that helped to clarify just some of the reasons why athletes choose to put themselves to such stern tests

The crown jewel? • Diamond League CEO Petr Stastny talks to Euan Crumley about the athletics landscape, the impact of new arrivals on the scene and why he believes his series still best represents the entire sport

A new dawn • Gout Gout's sprinting fireworks are attracting the greatest attention but his performances are only part of a wider emergence of precocious talent in Australia. Euan Crumley looks at an encouraging picture for the future Olympic hosts

AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT • A selection of the athletes that highlight their nation's growing strength

The third man • While Tommie Smith and John Carlos have become known throughout the world for their black power salute at the 1968 Olympics, the athlete who stood with them in support on the podium has been less celebrated. In his new book, Doug Levy examines the story of Australian sprinter Peter Norman

“I was definitely out of my comfort zone” • What was the Grand Slam experience like from an athlete's point of view? Danielle Williams, who won the short hurdles category in Kingston as a “challenger”, gives her thoughts

New horizons • Neil Gourley has already been much-travelled in 2025, but a change in outlook when it comes to the daily grind is already paying dividends for the world indoor silver medallist, writes Euan Crumley

The front man • Steve Prefontaine made his mark on track and field in a way that no distance runner...