AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | May 11, 2017
THE BIG FEATURE
14 SEBASTIAN COE
We look at a week in the life of
the IAAF president
ACTION
42 DIAMOND LEAGUE
Javelin thrower Thomas Röhler goes
No.2 all-time at series opener in Doha
NEWS
6 Backlash to records revision plan
7 Coe’s double dose of mud as a child
8 An in-depth look at Nike’s ‘Breaking2’
10 Fans in for treat at Highgate 10,000m
TALKING POINT
22 AGONY OF INJURY
A former English Schools sprints finalist
explains how depression affected her
PERFORMANCE
34 Sports science and training news
36 Peak for your PB this summer
38 Six essential foods you should eat
40 T-shirts put to the test
SPOTLIGHT
20 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT
MANCHESTER RUN
We look at the history of the big
10km event, which takes place
later this month
26 HISTORY OF THE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Steve Smythe looks back at the
IAAF event in Daegu in 2011
32 LONDON 2017 HOPES
Olympic long jump gold medallist
Tianna Bartoletta
RESULTS & FIXTURES
44 Results round-up
58 What’s On events guide
REGULARS
30 Jona Efoloko
61 Weekly athletics quiz
62 Dip Finish
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine May 11, 2017.