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THE CLEAN AND UGLY FACES OF ATHLETICS

IN THIS issue of Athletics Weekly you’ll find two very

CLEARING BARRIERS TO THE TOP

EILIDH DOYLE has started 2016 with a bang. She won

HURDLING TO THE TOP

JASMIN STOWERS threatened to take women’s sprint hurdling by storm

AFTER THE MARATHON

MARA YAMAUCHI is a woman of many talents. In addition

CHAMPION OF YESTERYEAR

AS MO FARAH, multiple world and Olympic champion, heads for

MISSING NATIONS

RUSSIA is not the first country to miss the Olympic

NO RUSSIA IN RIO

THE Grand Hotel in Vienna staged a momentous day in

UKA SUPPORTS IAAF DECISION TO BAN RUSSIA

ED WARNER, chairman of UK Athletics, says Russia should not

WADA REPORT WAS FINAL NAIL IN COFFIN

A SCATHING report released by the World Anti-Doping Agency on

THE COUNTDOWN TO RUSSIA’S DRUGS DISGRACE

Dec 2, 2014: German documentary by Hajo Seppelt claims Russian

WHAT THEY SAID

“The systematic doping that has been ongoing in Russia –

RUSSIANS WHO COULD BE IN RIO

Darya Klishina: the Russian long jumper is based at IMG

CLEAN RUSSIANS IN THE RACE FOR RIO

YELENA ISINBAYEVA, the two-time Olympic pole vault champion, is leading

MEDIA FRENZY IN VIENNA FOR IAAF AND COE

Hajo Seppelt, the man who produced the German documentaries on

REHM UNLIKELY TO JUMP AT OLYMPICS

PARALYMPICS long jump champion Markus Rehm saw his hopes of

BAN EXTENDS TO OFFICIALS

THE secretary general of the Russian Athletics federation (RusAF), Mikhail

PISTORIUS SHOCKS COURT IN BID FOR LENIENT SENTENCE

OSCAR PISTORIUS stunned onlookers in a Pretoria courtroom last week

RECORD PARTICIPATION FOR HOME COUNTIES

UK ATHLETICS and the home country athletics federations announced record

GRABARZ BACK ON TRACK AFTER INJURY PLIGHT

ROBBIE GRABARZ’s silver medal at this year’s World Indoors in

TOP COACH BUSTED FOR DRUGS

JAMA ADEN, the coach of world 1500m record-holder Genzebe Dibaba,

SNELL SINGLET SELLS FOR $100,000

THE RACING vest worn by New Zealand legend Peter Snell

GB NAME WORLD U20 TEAM

AW COVER STAR Bobby Clay leads the GB team for

HENRY: BRITS HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO WIN

STILL smarting from an agonising fourth place in the women’s

2016 NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS TIMETABLE TO BE STREAMLINED

THE national road relays this autumn will be combined into

DEVINE CROSS-TRAINS TO SILVER

DAVID DEVINE has hardly had a moment’s rest during an

LONDON 2017 MAKE SMART MARKETING MOVE

LONDON 2017 has appointed The Sports Consultancy as the exclusive

FIRST GB MEDAL FOR CHAMP

BARELY two years after inspiring the nation at the first

SHARP: ‘GLASGOW WILL BE TOUGH TO BEAT’

LYNSEY SHARP is limbering up for the Olympics but says

DOMINANT DAVIES SURPRISED WITH RECORD IN GROSSETO

DOUBLE European gold medallist Aled Davies says his record-breaking form

ONE HILL OF A RUN

ANNIE CONWAY showed no particular sporting talent at school and

TRAIL TEAM FOR GERES

A 12-STRONG GB team has been announced for the IAU

BRITS SET FOR DOHA

EIGHT Britons have been picked to race this year’s IAU

WELSH HAMMER CHAMP RETURNS

CARDIFF AAC leads British Athletics League Division 2 so far

RIGHT TO PLAY

THE charity Right To Play and British Athletics last week

AIM HIGH

PREPARING to produce your top performance when it matters most

BONE HORMONE BOOSTS MUSCLE PERFORMANCE

A HORMONE produced by bones in response to exercise is

BEETROOT’S RIVAL: A FLOWER

BEETROOT’S high levels of nitrate have boosted its reputation as

10,000-HOUR RULE A MYTH

ATHLETES who are encouraged to specialise in events at a

ASICS DYNAFLYTE

Why: The shoe is the first to use FlyteFoam, Asics’

REHYDRATIONS RULES: NO SOFT DRINKS ALLOWED

RESULTS of a new animal study published in the American

PREPARE TO PEAK

EVERY athlete wants to compete well all of the time

CORBY AC

Corby AC was formed by coaches John Montgomery and Charles

HAYLEY YELLING

AT THE 2004 European Cross Country Championships in Heringsdorf, Germany,

TIME TO REFUEL

This is one of many products that claims to replace

LET’S TAKE STOCK

LIKE the blurred carriages of a high-speed train whistling past

RIO SELECTION BATTLES

THIS weekend, British athletes will be vying for national championship

PREVIEWS

Dan Bramble has marks from last year and jumped well

BIDDING FOR BYDGOSZCZ

WITH many athletes understandably focused on Rio preparations and no

RUDISHA BEATEN

POOR weather and empty spectator seats blighted the 2017 BAUHAUSgalan

RESULTS

SUPPORTING EUROPE WHATEVER happens in the Euro referendum, I hope

ABU-REZEQ CLEANS UP

THE second running after the return of this popular event

PARKRUN

Leading age-graded Cardiff Blackweir: M Rees 16:34 M60 98.83%; Falkirk:

MATT FLOORS HIS RIVALS

HAVING won the trial race last weekend in a big

YOUR SAY

Email: jason.henderson@athleticsweekly.com or write to us at Athletics Weekly, The

STARTER FOR 10

WELCOME to another in a regular series of quizzes and

ULTRA MAN CAUGHT UP IN RUN CONTROVERSY

BRITISH runner’s high-profile attempt to break the longstanding record for

TALLENT’S GOLDEN MOMENT

JARED TALLENT belatedly received his Olympic gold medal this month,