NO HANGOVER FOR HUDSON-SMITH FROM EURO DISAPPOINTMENT

RIO 2016 – THE WAITING IS NEARLY OVER

THE relentless pre-Olympic storylines about doping, transport problems, water contamination

BOUNCING BACK

“That’s my Twitter,” says Asha Philip as her words are

PHENOMENAL FEARON

ALL EYES FELL upon the Bedford International Stadium for the

READY, SET, CHUG!

THE CURIOUS, the doyens and those up for something completely

THE RISE AND RISE OF SCOTTISH ATHLETICS

SCOTTISH ATHLETES are riding on a “groundswell of self-belief” since

MARY ‘RUNS’ AGAIN

IT IS NOW many years since Mary Decker Slaney hung

DON’T DEMONISE KENYA

KENYAN running is under a cloud. The country’s anti-doping body

SUB-10 SURPRISE

THE MEN’S sprint squad in Rio may have a familiar

LONDON TICKET BALLOT OPENS

THE RACE is on for athletics fans to secure themselves

GRICE: ITEN DRAMA A ‘MASSIVE SHAME’

BRITISH 1500m runner Charlie Grice says he would be disappointed

WEIGHTMAN EVENS FOR A GOOD YEAR

HISTORY shows that in Laura Weightman’s short senior career, even

GARDINER WANTS MORE BIG MEETS

LONG jumper Daniel Gardiner is hopeful that new horizons will

ONE-MONTH BAN FOR WALKER LIU

CHINA’S 20km walk world record-holder Liu Hong (below) has been

WILKINSON IS THE ‘SIGNPOST’ OF AMBITION

FOR MANY athletes their most defining career moments can be

BEST OF BRITISH WALKERS SO PROUD OF CALLUM’S ACHIEVEMENTS AS YOUNG GENERATION CONTINUE THEIR DEVELOPMENT

FORMER British 20km race walking record-holder and double Olympian Ian

PORTER TRUSTS JOURNEY TO RIO

TIFFANY PORTER says she is placing her faith in coach

MO WANTS THIRD GREAT NORTH WIN

MO FARAH, Britain’s greatest ever male distance runner, will defend

THOMAS REVEALS STRUGGLES OF RETIREMENT

BRITISH 400m record-holder Iwan Thomas has opened up about his

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

LONG jumper Mike Hartfield has been called up to the

NO REGRETS FOR FLYING FEARON

JOEL FEARON says his late-season form, which has seen him

GEMILI LEARNS FROM THE BEST

ADAM GEMILI says he still takes the opportunity to learn

JOHNCOCK JOY AT LONDON RUN

ENGLISH 100m champion Rachel Johncock reflected on her Anniversary Games

YOUSIF PUTS VISA MESS BEHIND HIM

RABAH YOUSIF has revealed a debacle over his visa, as

MISSION ‘GET DAVE TO RIO’ A SUCCESS

BRITISH steeplechaser Rob Mullett will be joined by longtime coach

BURGIN STILL SETTING A HIGH 800m STANDARD

THE BRITISH under-15 800m scene has continued to sparkle in

ORTEGA CLEAR TO GO TO RIO

SPRINT hurdler Orlando Ortega has been granted permission to compete

RIO MARKS END OF JOURNEY

BRITISH 1972 Olympian Peter Marlow will end his 44-year association

OFFICIAL DEATHS

Downes was admitted to hospital on Monday July 25 with

WILNE ELITE RUN

ELITE athletes are once again being offered free entry to

MEADOWS IN FOR WORCESTER 10K

JUST WEEKS after announcing her retirement from competitive racing Britain’s

LONDON 2017 VIP

HOSPITALITY and VIP tickets at next year’s World ParaAthletics and

MASTERS MANAGER BACK AFTER BAN IS LIFTED

BRITISH Masters Athletic Federation (BMAF) track and field secretary Maurice

TOO MUCH DATA?

TWO articles in this month’s issue (p18 and p30) highlight

STARTING GUN

SCIENTISTS have confirmed that running barefoot for as little as

TOO MUCH, TOO YOUNG

IN THE past few weeks, AW’s pages have given much

STRETCH YOUR WAY TO STRENGTH

ELASTIC exercise bands can be successfully used to enhance strength

EXERCISE CURE FOR MENISCAL TEARS

KEYHOLE surgery for meniscal tear injuries are routine but often

GETTING OLDER MEANS WE NEED MORE PROTEIN

PROFESSOR Kevin Tipton of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at

MUSCLE AND NERVE STRAIN CAN WORSEN CHRONIC FATIGUE

SYMPTOMS of chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) are

MUSHROOM POWDER

What: Minvita Superfood Mushroom Powder is derived from certified-organic Agaricus

ENERGY BOOST FROM COCKROACH MILK (YUK)

MILK produced by a species of cockroach may be four

SUSAN TOOBY

BREAKING the British half-marathon record hadn’t been on Susan Tooby’s

WHAT’S IN YOUR TROLLEY?

Quinoa seeds: I love mixing quinoa into my porridge as

IS OVERTRAINING TO BLAME FOR YOUTH DROPOUT?

SPORT ENGLAND’S most recent “Active People Survey” highlighted that childhood

HITTING THE DIZZY HEIGHTS

AMILE above sea level in Albuquerque, New Mexico, future stars

Results round-up

THE performance of the weekend was Joel Fearon’s 9.96 100m

PARKRUN / ROAD

Leading age-graded Burgess: C Elms 17:45 W50 95.15%; Cardiff Blackweir:

FELL

Overall (4.5M/1500ft): 1 S Bailey (Mercia) 34:00; 2 T Mason

STAGS IN POLE POSITION

BIRCHFIELD Harriers look set to confirm their retention of the

TVH FAVOURITES TO TAKE TITLE

BIRCHFIELD narrowly won match two on home turf, ahead of

BRING ON RIO!

IT’S BEEN a summer bursting with sport, from Euro 2016

VERA SHOWS HER SPRINT ABILITY

WE ARE all familiar with the expression “Mother knows best”

STARTER FOR=10=

WELCOME to another in a regular series of quizzes and

NO POKEMON GO IN RIO

JODIE WILLIAMS is among a number of athletes who are

FARAH THE ‘NEWZOID’

BRITAIN’S MO FARAH is to star in the second series

MORE MEDALS IN RIO?

TEAM GB will win fewer medals in Rio than they

NO CONTROVERSY THIS TIME FOR ZOLA

ZOLA BUDD PIETERSE has signed up to run the Great

THE MAKING OF AN OLYMPIAN

IN APRIL this year, just a few days after securing

WILD RUNNING

THIS IS a spectacular and rewarding run from the Ty

THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE

EVERY runner wants to get the best out of themselves,

ARE YOU A RUNNING DATA ADDICT?

THERE are runners I know who are surgically attached to

INGRID KRISTIANSEN

ONE of the pioneers of women's distance running, Norway's Ingrid

AUTUMN FOOTWEAR ’16

The main change to the Clifton this season is a

GAMES ON THE RUN

I CAN'T be the only one who has had to