GAINING Paralympic Games selection in just his second proper competitive season is an impressive achievement but GB’s Dave Henson is not going to Rio just to make up the numbers.
The former army captain lost both of his legs when he stood on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Afghanistan in 2011 but is now a two-time Invictus Games 200m gold medallist and looking forward to further proving what he is capable of on the track in Rio.
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About AW - The best coverage of the No.1 Olympic sport
SPOTLIGHT
12 JARRYD WALLACE
The American who stands between
Jonnie Peacock and Rio gold
14 DATHAN RITZENHEIN
The American hoping to prevent a
Mo Farah Great North Run hat-trick
on Sunday
24 RIO DIARY
Jason Henderson provides a
behind-the-scenes insight into
AW’s Olympics coverage
ACTION
40 2016 SCHOOL GAMES
Anna Burt and Holly Mills among
the record-setters at Loughborough
44 DIAMOND LEAGUE
Laura Muir loses but gains the
overall series title in Zurich
NEWS
6 CityGames a “perfect fit” for Muir
8 Latest Paralympics news
10 Box4Kids scheme revels in athletics
A BRIT ABROAD
30 Television commentator Tim
Hutchings looks back on his travels
to Rio and recent Diamond Leagues
PERFORMANCE
32 Sports science news
34 Eilish McColgan on the ‘pressures’
of being a child of elite athletes
36 Tom McNab continues his expert
look at techniques at the Olympics
38 Products – sports socks reviewed
PREVIEWS
16 Great North CityGames preview
20 Great North Run preview
54 Previews – Paralympics and
Brussels Diamond League
RESULTS & FIXTURES
46 Results round-up, including report
from Berlin’s ISTAF meeting
57 What’s On – fixtures guide
REGULARS
61 Quiz – test your athletics knowledge
62 Dip Finish