AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  Sept 5 2019
DIGEST
6 GB name team for IAAF World Champs in Doha
7 Mo Farah looks for Great North Run win No.6 en route to Chicago
8 Scott Lincoln wins tattoo bet with his coach after 20m throw
10 Aly Dixon puts ultra career on hold to focus on Tokyo Olympics
11 British Athletics League secretary steps down with health issues
ACTION
12 ZURICH DIAMOND LEAGUE
Karsten Warholm runs European 400m hurdles record to beat Rai
Benjamin in classic clash while Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Donavan
Brazier and Sydney McLaughlin are among others who shine
20 ENGLAND ATHLETICS U17/U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Blustery conditions at Bedford affect performances but Halle
Ferguson sets a UK triple jump age group record as young
athletes enjoy one of the final big events of the summer
DOHA 2019
32 SANDRA PERKOVIC
Two-time world and two-time Olympic discus champion talks
about defending her global crown in Doha
PERFORMANCE
38 Warm-ups – latest training-related news
40 How They Train: Mari Smith talks about her 800m workouts
under coach Bud Baldaro
SPOTLIGHT
30 World 400m hurdles record-holder Dalilah Muhammad on
her season so far
34 Bridget Cushen of the British Masters Athletics Federation on
the rise and rise of women’s athletics
PREVIEWS
44 Look ahead to the Simplyhealth Great North Run
46 Great North CityGames in Stockton-on-Tees
48 Diamond League final part two in Brussels
49 The Match – Europe versus United States in Minsk
REGULARS
28 UKA VIEW
Administrative posts are available as national governing
body prepares to move seamlessly into its next cycle
36 YOUNG ATHLETE
English Schools sprint hurdles winner Mia McIntosh speaks
to Steve Roe about her promising young career
62 DIP FINISH
World Transplant Games in North East England sees
multiple victories for British athletes
RESULTS & FIXTURES
50 ISTAF meeting in Berlin and the Tonbridge Twilight are
among the highlights in our weekly round-up
59 What’s On fixtures guide
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