AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  02/06/2016
THE BIG INTERVIEW
18 BLANKA VLASIC
The Croatian high jumper on chasing that elusive Olympic gold medal
SPOTLIGHT
24 OLYMPIC DREAM TEAM
AW picks an all-time British Olympic team
34 TAKING TRACK TO BRAZIL Britain’s pioneering role in athletics in the 2016 Olympic host country
41 ANGHARAD MAIR
Why the TV presenter and former GB international returned to running
44 JESSE OWENS FILM REVIEW Ahead of its release this week, AW had a sneak peek at an inspiring movie
50 RIO CALENDAR Day-by-day guide to the athletics
STATISTICS
52 ROAD TO RIO
The history of the women’s sprints at the Olympic Games
TALKING POINT
38 DOPING – A WAY FORWARD Charles McConnell’s suggestions to try to stop athletes cheating
NEWS
7 Grabarz cherishing the small victories
9 Andrews finds love, rediscovers running bug
PERFORMANCE
56 Sports science news
58 Athlete Insight – hurdler David King 60 The lowdown on caffeine
62 Club Night – Maldwyn Harriers
ACTION
64 WESTMINSTER MILE AND
LONDON 10,000
Andrew Butchart takes big 10km win as David Weir does sub-three mile
68 BMC GRAND PRIX
Adelle Tracey is among winners at Watford
72 EUGENE DIAMOND LEAGUE
Mo Farah takes win and Keni Harrison clocks 12.24 for 100m hurdles
74 GOTZIS MULTI-EVENTS In-form Brianne Theisen-Eaton beats Katarina Johnson-Thompson
RESULTS & FIXTURES
76 Results from home and abroad 88 Previews of this
week’s Diamond League
meetings in Birmingham
and Rome
93 Comprehensive fixtures guide
REGULARS
98 DIP FINISH
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 02/06/2016.