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.

EARNING THE RIGHT

AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

SEVILLE SCORCHES THROUGH THE STORM

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

JUMP TO IT! • Book your place to see Britain's finest go for European glory in Birmingham next summer

MY GREATEST RACE • For a few precious seconds, the European indoor 60m silver medallist left Usain Bolt in his wake. The Jamaican came past to take victory while the Briton celebrated second, and a personal best, before the wind gauge removed some of the sheen

RISING STAR CHARLOTTE HENRICH • Jasmine Collett talks to the emerging 400m talent about keeping the faith, overcoming self doubt and fulfilling her ambition of winning European U20 gold

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE • After her unforgettable Olympic year, Phoebe Gill is about to embark on a new adventure in Edinburgh, spearheading a new and highly ambitious performance project, writes Euan Crumley

AUTUMNAL AMBITION • While much of the athletics world is still focused on the last throes of summer, Verity Ockenden writes about turning her attention towards setting targets that are further down the road

A common goal • Hollie Arnold is heading for her eighth World Para Championships, while Bebe Jackson has been selected for her first. Despite the big gap in terms of experience, Jasmine Collett discovers both are targeting international progress

MOUNTAIN HIGH • Some of the planet's finest off-road runners are heading to the Spanish Pyrenees this month for the third edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Adrian Stott sets the scene

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN • Tokyo's national stadium is ready to host the 20th edition of the World Athletics Championships and, over the following 54 pages, we get the lay of the land, speak to some of the big names, look back in time and examine every single event that is about to unfold in the Japanese capital

SPREADING THE LOVE • Japan is besotted with running, but can the 2025 World Championships help the wider public take track and field athletics to their hearts again? Tokyo-based writer Jeremy Kuhles surveys the current landscape in the host city

AN ATHLETICS AWAKENING • In the latest part of our historical series, David Holmes explores the development of the sport in Japan through the years

BRINGING BACK THE ROAR • Working at the Tokyo Olympics was a bizarre...