AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | August 15 2019
DIGEST
6 Ben Williams’ big breakthrough in Bydgoszcz
7 Stefanidi complains about lack of prize money
8 Relay gaffe at Euro Team Champs dominates coverage
9 Ugandan athletes lap up copies of AW
ACTION
12 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Poland triumph on home soil in Bydgoszcz as Britain finish fifth after fine performances from triple jumper Ben Williams and sprinter Richard Kilty, among others
20 BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Rosemary Chrimes, the 1970 Commonwealth discus champion, is still breaking records aged 86 and she was one of the stars at the 2019 BMAF Champs in Birmingham
DOHA 2019
30 OMAR McLEOD
World 110m hurdles champion looks back at his victory in the London Stadium two years ago
PERFORMANCE
34 Warm-ups – latest training-related news
36 Laura Muir, Charlie Da’Vall Grice and other top athletes explain how they recover from tough training sessions
40 How to execute a high jump take-off
42 Top summer gear reviewed by Paul Freary and his team
PREVIEWS
46 Müller Grand Prix – an event-by-event guide to the Diamond League in Birmingham
48 Setting the scene for this weekend’s Scottish Champs
REGULARS
10 HAVE YOUR SAY
Fan-friendly athletes in Oslo, marathon running on the shores of the Dead Sea and poor British javelin standards
29 UKA VIEW
Cherry Alexander talks about the British Athletics televised events this summer
62 DIP FINISH
Guinness urged to open an investigation into Andi Rivett’s controversial John O’Groats to Land’s End record
RESULTS & FIXTURES
50 Round-up includes the Pan-American Games, Trafford BMC Grand Prix and Sierre-Zinal mountain race
59 What’s On fixtures guide
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine August 15 2019.