AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | June 20 2019
DIGEST
6 Wendy Sly on the change to AW
8 Chris Clark is new chair of UK Athletics
9 Swiss Court denies IAAF request to reimpose rules on Semenya
10 Niamh Emerson staying patient in the face of setback
12 Ben Pochee’s open invitation to the Night of the 10,000m PBs
14 Tributes to the hugely influential Gabriele Grunewald
RESULTS & FIXTURES
60 Performances from BMAF 5km Champs, Welsh Castles Relay
and meets at Geneva, Boston and Montreuil
75 What’s On fixtures guide
TALKING POINT
30 Tim Hutchings on reasons to be cheerful about what lies
ahead and why he feels the IAAF stance on DSD is right
DOHA SPECIAL
34 Steve Smythe looks at the current world leading athletes
and their early season form
38 World champ Katerina Stefanidi shares her experiences of winning gold at London 2017
40 Facts and figures behind this year’s world championships
THE BIG INTERVIEW
42 WAYDE VAN NIEKERK
400m world record-holder on coping with injury and targeting more breakthrough moments in his career
PERFORMANCE
46 Tips and advice on how to improve your performance
48 Get more fibre in your diet
50 Matt Long enters the debate on early specialisation
54 Paul Freary looks at the evolution of products and running aids in recent years
ACTION
18 RABAT DIAMOND LEAGUE
Genzebe Dibaba consolidates her place at the top of the rankings as there’s a Commonwealth record for Fedrick Dacres and a suprise steeplechase win for Getnet Wale
22 OSLO DIAMOND LEAGUE
Wonderful Warholm in record-breaking form as world leads tumble at Bislett Games
26 BMC GRAND PRIX
Max Burgin steals show in Loughborough with 800m win
REGULARS
16 UKA VIEW
Sarah Rowell on what lies ahead now a new chair has been appointed
78 DIP FINISH
Bolt captains World XI to Soccer Aid win as Cockroft criticises sponsorship inequality
PREVIEWS
58 Age group athletes aiming to secure spots for European
Championships in Bedford
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Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine June 20 2019.