AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine AW August 2022 Vorige editie

The August issue of AW takes a look back at the World Championships in Oregon, as well as looking forward to the upcoming European Championships in Munich.

From looking behind the scenes of Jake Wightman's brilliant 1500m gold medal-winning performance to asking if all of the American success in Eugene will translate into athletics enjoying a higher profile in the USA, we examine the biggest talking points and moments from the 18th edition of the World Championships.

The last big showpiece of the summer is about to take place in Germany and is promising to provide a memorable finale. Our European Championships event preview features the thoughts of Karsten Warholm's coach, Leif Olav Alnes, and how he has set about helping the 400m hurdles world record-holder to find his motivation.

We also speak with some of the Ukrainian athletes and their young federation president – who is dividing his time between leading the team and being on the front line of the war with Russia – about how they are managing to deal with training and competing while their country is under attack.

Resident AW statto, Steve Smythe, also selects some of the great European Championships performances from the past, while our event timetable will allow you to plan your athletics viewing.

Elsewhere in the magazine, we look at some of the big moments from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics, 10 years on from two unforgettable championships. In-stadium commentator and coach Geoff Wightman recalls Super Saturday, while Andrew Osagie relives being part of an 800m for the ages – when Kenya's David Rudisha destroyed the world record in incredible style. Three-time medallist Stef Reid also talks to us about just how much those Paralympics changed the landscape.

Our packed performance section is full of expert advice, while Verity Ockenden writes about turning pro, Jamie Baulch answers your questions and Colin Jackson recalls his greatest race.