AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | Jul 20, 2017
ACTION
6 WORLD PARA
CHAMPIONSHIPS
This week’s AW cover stars Jonnie
Peacock, Hannah Cockroft, Stef Reid
and Richard Whitehead were among
the British winners on the opening
weekend of action in the London
Stadium
14 EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPS
Sprinters Finette Agyapong and
Ojie Edoburun win sprints titles in
Bydgoszcz
18 WORLD U18 CHAMPS
Big crowds turn out in Nairobi to see
some of the best youth athletes on
the planet compete
20 BAL’S BIG SATURDAY
Birchfield win again as clubs from all
five divisions descend on Bedford for
unique mass league meeting
SPOTLIGHT
28 ENGLISH SCHOOLS
Photo special from a memorable
two days in Birmingham
38 RACE WALKING
Before you cry “lifting”, ask
yourself if you know the rules
40 LONDON 2017 HOPES
Sprint hurdles contender
Orlando Ortega
NEWS
32 Whitehead wants more para power
34 Africans lap up Athletics Weekly
35 Laura Muir ready for Monaco test
36 Running Show hits Birmingham
PERFORMANCE
42 Sports science and training news
44 The Inner Runner
45 Coaching courses in the UK
46 Products
PREVIEWS
60 European Under-20 Champs and
Monaco Diamond League
RESULTS & FIXTURES
48 Results round-up
REGULARS
39 Your Say
62 Dip Finish
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine Jul 20, 2017.