WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE TO THE CLASS OF 2016?

NOW we know the English Schools class of 2016 (see

DUTCH MASTERS

Gold (5): Rooney (400m), Asher-Smith (200m), Women’s 4x400m, Men’s 4x100m,

MARTINA SPRINTS TO VICTORY

THE DUTCH were expecting 100m gold on the women’s side

HORTELANO ENDS DOUBLE HOPES

CHURANDY MARTINA looked to have completed a sprint double as

ROONEY FINDS GOLDEN FORM

MARTYN ROONEY successfully defended his 400m title in a time

BORLEES INSPIRE BELGIUM TO WIN

BRITAIN have dominated this event over the years and looked

HOT SHOT KSZCZOT DEFENDS

IN PROBABLY the best-quality track race of the championships, Poland’s

INGEBRIGTSEN WINS FAMILY AFFAIR

IT WAS no surprise that an Ingebrigtsen took gold, but

FIFA SCORES WIN IN THRILLER

AN EVENT that was mostly lacklustre and tedious turned out

ARIKAN TRIUMPHS IN SLOW RACE

EUROPEAN 10,000m running isn’t what it used to be. In

CHAMP’S VESTED INTEREST

MAHIEDINE MEKHISSIBENABBAD showed the class that has twice taken him

SWISS ROLLS TO ROAD SUCCESS

TADESSE ABRAHAM won easily in warm and humid conditions despite

BASCOU BASKS IN THE GLORY

FRANCE dominated the event, taking two out of the three

FORMER CUBAN’S TURKISH GOLD

PREDICTABLY, former Cuban Yasmani Copello won another imported gold for

BRITS SOAR TO MEDAL SPOTS

BRITAIN enjoyed one of its best ever championships in the

LAVILLENIE IS UPSET BY SOBERA

WHETHER he wins in Rio or not, most will acknowledge

RUTHERFORD DELIVERS AGAIN

GREG RUTHERFORD lies only equal 20th on the world all-time

REID COLLECTS SURPRISE BRONZE

WHILE Greg Rutherford’s medal in the long jump appeared to

STORL REPELS HARATYK ATTACK

DOUBLE world champion David Storl became a triple European winner

MALACHOWSKI ON TOP AGAIN

WORLD champion Piotr Malachowski’s victory ensured the result matched the

PAWEL PERFORMS IN THE FINAL

ON A great final day for Poland, where they climbed

SIRMAIS PROVES A CLASS APART

WITH so many world-class throwers this event was disappointing in

GB DEFEND IN SPRINT RELAYS

James Dasaolu got off to a strong start and a

NO DOUBTING IT’S THOMAS

The World Student Games champion, who fought off testicular cancer,

DAFNE’S IN DIFFERENT CLASS

THERE was never any doubt who would win this as

ASHER-SMITH SPEEDS TO THE WIN

BRITAIN had never won a major women’s 200m title, but

GOLDEN GRENOT LAPS IT UP

THIS was expected to be a close Italy-France battle, but

DIAMOND RUN LEADS TO GB GOLD

WITH a world-leading 3:25.05, Great Britain won their second relay

PRYSHCHEPA GETS JOB DONE

CASTER SEMENYA aside, women’s 800m running has been modest in

CICHOCKA HOLDS OFF HASSAN BID

SIFAN HASSAN might not have competed had the event been

TURK WINS AS JO IMPRESSES

JO PAVEY was unable to defend her European 10,000m title,

CAN CAN AS TWELL TAKES THIRD

YASEMIN CAN made it a distance double and won Turkey’s

KRAUSE LEADS EURO RANKS

THE 2015 IAAF World Championships bronze medallist, Gesa Felicitas Krause,

MOREIRA SUCCESS FOR PORTUGAL

IT WAS the day of Portugal’s greatest ever sporting triumph

ROLEDER HURDLES TO VICTORY

TIFFANY PORTER, the defending champion, had to settle for the

DANISH JOY OVER THE BARRIERS

WITH DEFENDING champion and clear European No.1 Eilidh Doyle limiting

NO ONE’S BETTER THAN BEITIA

THIS was a hard-fought competition, but the standard was modest

STEFANIDI READY FOR OLYMPICS

GREECE’S Ekaterini Stefanidi went one better than she had in

FAVOURITE JUMPS TO VICTORY

IVANA SPANOVIC, who has won medals in the last two

MAMONA IS BACK FROM THE BRINK

ON WHAT was a very special night for Portugal, they

SCHWANITZ WINS BY BIG MARGIN

THIS never looked like it would be that close a

PERKOVIC TOP AFTER WOBBLE

JULIA FISCHER led the first three rounds with a best

POLE’S EASY WIN

AS EXPECTED, world recordholder Anita Wlodarczyk won the gold with

KHALODOVICH FLIES TO VICTORY

Owner of a pre-Games best of 65.10m, she improved her

BIG HEP SCORE

ANOUK VETTER has greatly improved since her seventh place in

DUTCH PIP BRITS

THE NETHERLANDS won with a fine contribution from their star

RESULTS

Men: 100: sf1 (1.5): 1 J Vicaut (FRA) 10.03; 2

FINAL EXAMS

AS MANIC as it is marvellous, the 86th edition of

ROLLINS WINS SUPERB SPRINT HURDLES

BRIANNA ROLLINS, the 2013 world champion, stormed to 100m hurdles

TOP SHOT CARTER TAKES TITLE

WORLD indoor champion Michelle Carter achieved a meet record of

RESULTS

Men: 200 (1.6): 1 J Gatlin 19.75; 2 L Merritt

GOOD JOB, SVEIN

“ATHLETICS like never before” was the way European Athletics president

IAAF PLEASED WITH LONDON PROGRESS

THE LONDON 2017 World Championship Local Organising Committee has met

UKA TO REVIEW ITEN ALTITUDE PROGRAMME AFTER RIO

UK ATHLETICS says a decision will be made over whether

NO FITNESS WORRY AS BOLT SELECTED

USAIN BOLT has been selected to compete in the 100m,

POOLEY RULED OUT OF OLYMPICS

BRITISH high jump record-holder Isobel Pooley has ruled herself out

KEMBOI SHOCKED AT CAN APPEARANCE FOR TURKEY

ARIKAN POLAT KEMBOI revealed he was as surprised as anyone

ALPTEKIN LOSES HER AUDACIOUS BID FOR REDUCTION IN DOPING BAN

ASLI CAKIR ALPTEKIN has had an appeal against her doping

KLISHINA REJECTS ‘TRAITOR’ JIBES AS SHE PLANS FOR RIO OLYMPICS

RUSSIA’S only current Olympic-bound athlete Darya Klishina has hit back

HANSEN ADDRESSES ALLEGIANCE DEBATE

EUROPEAN Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen has promised to raise

KILTY: IAAF NEED TO REVIEW FALSE START TIMES

RICHARD KILTY hopes the IAAF review their current false start

McCOLGAN IN SUPPORT OF STIRLING MARATHON

SCOTTISH distance running legend Liz McColgan is to become the

FLUID SCIENCE

SPORTS nutrition evolves at such a ferocious pace that it

MILK TROUNCES WATER AS BEST REHYDRATION MEASURE, STUDY SAYS

IN OUR special report on the latest hydration guidelines (p60)

CAFFEINE STRENGTH BOOST IS SMALL

CAFFEINE has many purported performance-enhancing effects and the latest trial,

SHAPE YOUR CHAMPION ATTITUDE

ON THE path to success in sport, some athletes believe

SHOCK YOUR MUSCLES BACK TO HEALTH

ACCOUSTIC shock waves proved effective in speeding up a damaged

ANITA EXTREME CONTROL SPORTS BRA

What: A high performance, super supportive sports bra available up

RACHEL WALLADER

HE SHOT PUT wasn’t always my main event. I was

HYDRATION: THE NEW RULES

THERE is an underlying fear of dehydration, compounded by billboard

OWN WORST ENEMY?

WHO IS your biggest rival when you compete? The person

HOT TOPS FOR SUMMER HEAT

Featuring an innovative and distinctive design, this singlet allows lots

EURO DISAPPOINTMENT

THE European Athletics Championships have always held a special interest

CANADIAN SPRINTERS IN FANTASTIC FORM

CANADIAN sprinters were in great form as they ran their

OVERSEAS

MIGUEL FRANCIS ran the fastest time in the world this

BELL REMINDS SELECTORS WITH 800m VICTORY

OVERLOOKED for the European Championships team, a determined Alexandra Bell

PARKRUN / ROAD

parkrun 5km Leading age-graded Harrow: N Rackham 16:52 M50 90.21%;

STELLAR FIELDS IN MONACO

AFTER almost a month’s break due to events like the

YOUTH GETS CHANCE TO SHINE

BRITISH athletes are going for gold this week in the

HURDLES TALENT COULDN’T AFFORD TO BE AN ATHLETE

JUSTINE KINNEY was AW’s cover star on the front of

RUPP FLIES WITH AEROSWIFT TAPE

WHEN Galen Rupp won the 10,000m at the US Trials

STARS STILL BURNING

WHEN it comes to teenage burn-out, one group of athletes