Athletics Weekly magazine was founded in 1945 by Jimmy Green, who produced the magazine in the bedroom of his bungalow in Kent. Ever since then, Athletics Weekly has been dedicated to bringing its readers the highest quality news from the world of athletics. The journalists at Athletics Weekly have always prided themselves for being at the coal face of sports - interviewing athletes and coaches at all the top events, as well as the smaller ones.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 12052016.
FORGOTTEN CHAMPIONS PULL NO PUNCHES
Tokyo 1964: a poignant marathon medal ceremony featuring Abebe Bikila, Basil Heatley and Kokichi Tsuburaya – see p20-23 – only one of whom survives todayMARK SHEARMAN editor’s comment BACK IN 2004, t...
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
GETTY IMAGES FOR BRITISH ATHLETICS & MARK SHEARMAN WHEN SHE was eight years of age, Dina Asher-Smith drew a picture of herself on an Olympic podium and gave it to her mum. Right now she’s working...
MARATHON BRAINSTORM
Legend: Basil Heatley won Olympic marathon silver and (inset) set a world marathon recordMARK SHEARMAN IN AN EFFORT to rediscover the recipe for British marathon success, Athletics Weekly recently ga...
GET CARTER
THE WOMEN’S shot put in the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships was an epic contest. It was one of the events in which athletes were introduced individually with a fanfare. And on this occasion the ...
LONDON 2017 TIMETABLE
ADVERTORIAL TICKETS for London 2017 go on sale on August 1 and so if you are keen to watch the biggest athletics events of next year then it is time to start looking at which sessions you want to tar...
AN ENDURING STORY
Surrounded by photographers in his heyday, Emil Zàtopek is still the focus of media interest with the publication of several biographies this year IN 2002 BOB PHILLIPS wrote the definitive book on Em...