AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 25 June 2015
REGULARS
6 News
Zharnel Hughes will sprint for GB
Pressure mounts on Mo Farah
Delay over Crystal Palace support
Euro Junior team named
39 Your Say
Are pyrotechnics at athletics necessary?
62 Dip Finish
Bookmakers off er odds on Mo Farah withdrawing from next year’s Olympic Games in Rio
ACTION
16 European Team
Championships
Russia dominate in Cheboksary as Great Britain place fifth
26 EA U20/U23 Championships
Taylor Campbell, Shannon Hylton and Bobby Clay are among those on form at the age-group trials
ANALYSIS
34 IAAF World Champs
History of the women’s pole vault and triple jump
SPOTLIGHT
36 Ron Clarke
Tribute to the Australian distance legend, who died last week
PERFORMANCE
40 Athlete development
Stats show under-23 competition is good for long-term prospects
42 Club Night
The spotlight falls on Cambridge & Coleridge Athletics Club
43 Running injuries
Shin splints stretches are the focus as our series on injuries continues
EVENTS
44 Results
Sixteen-year-old American girl runs 10.98 for 100m
57 What’s On
Fixtures for July plus a look at the fields for Saturday’s BMC Watford meeting
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 25 June 2015.