AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 10 December 2015
REVIEW OF 2015
14 A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR
World records, doping and corruption
allegations – we glance back month by
month at a memorable 2015 in athletics
NEWS
6 Linford Christie refused London 2012 invite
8 Brit prepares to run a marathon in space
11 Denise Lewis takes over as CGE president
13 British pride boosts Michael Kallenberg in 50km
AW ATHLETES
OF THE YEAR
30 READERS’ POLL
Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg
Rutherford, Morgan Lake, David Weir and
Kyle Langford are among the winners
SPOTLIGHT
26 SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS
US Olympic 400m champion still aiming high
after a decade at the top
44 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Interview with Coventry Godiva distance
runner Colin Kirkham
46 FLORIAN CARVALHO
Former junior and under-23 Euro Cross
champion plotting senior success in Hyeres
PERFORMANCE
52 Sports science news
54 Athlete Insight – John Lane
56 Products – hats and gloves reviewed
58 Pole vault coach Allan Williams’ top tips
TALKING POINT
50 THE IMPACT OF AW
The memories of long-time subscriber
John Walshe
STATISTICS
36 ROAD TO RIO
The best women high jumpers and pole
vaulters in Olympic history
40 ALL-TIME BRITISH GREATS
The story of the women’s 400m and 800m
at the Olympic Games
RESULTS & FIXTURES
60 Leading results from last weekend
72 Euro Cross Country Championships preview
75 Fixtures for Christmas and the new year
REGULARS
49 BOOK REVIEWS
51 YOUR SAY
80 QUIZ CORNER
82 DIP FINISH
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 10 December 2015.