BRITS ARE READY FOR RIO

THE GREATEST

WHEN it comes to Britain’s No.1 sporting legend, the following

SIX-YEAR MISSION

IN 2010, BEFORE HIS AMPUTATION, JARRYD WALLACE SAID HE’D BECOME THE FASTEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE ON THE PLANET, WRITES BEN COLDWELL

INSIDE KNOWLEDGE

AMERICAN DATHAN RITZENHEIN, A FORMER TRAINING PARTNER OF MO FARAH, HOPES TO SPOIL THE HOMECOMING PARTY IN THE NORTH EAST THIS SUNDAY, WRITES EUAN CRUMLEY

VIEW FROM THE PRESS BOX

AW EDITOR JASON HENDERSON LOOKS BACK ON A DOZEN DAYS OF COVERING THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO

BACK TO SCHOOL

BRITAIN’S TOP SCHOOL-AGE ATHLETES WENT TO LOUGHBOROUGH TO CONTEST THE LAST MAJOR DOMESTIC TITLES OF THE YEAR

MUIR THE MERRIER

BRITON TAKES DIAMOND RACE DESPITE NARROW DEFEAT AS ELAINE THOMPSON AND CHRISTIAN TAYLOR PROVIDE THE HIGHLIGHTS

PERSONAL BESTS

BRITAIN’S two world No.1 athletes both take to the streets

‘PERFECT’ FINISH TO SEASON

LAURA MUIR WILL GO INTO THE GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES NOW RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST MILE RUNNERS

GREAT BIRMINGHAM RUNNERS OFFERED MARATHON ENTRY WINDOW

A PRIORITY entry window for the first Birmingham International Marathon

McLEOD IS LEAD BUNNY AS PACE KEEPER ON NEWCASTLE STREETS

BRITISH international half-marathon runner Ryan McLeod will take up a

HENSON IS KEEN TO PROVE HIS PROGRESS

GAINING Paralympic Games selection in just his second proper competitive

SEE RUSSIAN BAN AS CHANCE

RUSSIA ABSENCE OPENS THE DOOR FOR BRITS TO SEIZE THE MEDAL PODIUM AND SHINE IN RIO, SAYS HEAD COACH PAULA DUNN

PARALYMPIC CHAMPS TO LEAD AS BRITS TARGET RECORD HAUL

REIGNING Paralympic champions Richard Whitehead and Hannah Cockroft have been

PEACOCK UNFUSSED AS TICKET TROUBLES MAR RIO BUILD-UP

PARALYMPIC champion Jonnie Peacock says the crowd numbers at the

RUSSIA’S RECENT SUCCESS

IN JUNE at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto,

‘LEGEND’ COCKROFT INSPIRING TEEN ADENEGAN TO THE TOP

LOOK no further for the direct impact of the London

BOXING CLEVER FROM KIDS CHARITY SCHEME

AN INITIATIVE that began at Anfield six years ago is

BASC CHAIR EXPECTS GATLIN BOOS IN LONDON

THE CHAIRMAN of the British Athletics Supporters Club (BASC) says

MINI MARATHON HOPEFULS PUT TO THE TEST AT STARLET CAMP

EIGHTY of Britain’s best young runners went the extra mile

IOC STRIP CUBAN OF DISCUS SILVER

CUBA’S 2008 Olympic discus silver medallist Yarelys Barrios has had

NOTTS AC BATTLE FOR STADIUM USE

NOTTS Athletics Club faces a fight to keep control of

MOUNTAIN HOME COUNTIES MATCH

THE BRITISH and Irish Junior Mountain Running Championships on September

RON HILL BRUSHES OFF RACE FALL

RUNNING legend Ron Hill took a heavy tumble at the

THE CURTAIN FALLS

THE 2016 SEASON SAW AN AMAZING MIX OF UPS AND DOWNS, SAYS TIM HUTCHINGS

NOT SO PUSHY PARENTS

PARENTAL influence and support is a key factor in young

PREBIOTICS MAY EASE ASTHMA

IMPROVING healthy gut bacteria by consuming foods rich in so-called

THE COOLEST WAY TO AVOID THE HEAT

ATHLETES have used cooling vests, pre-training ice baths and even

FEMALE TRIATHLETES ARE RISKING PELVIC DISORDERS

FEMALE triathletes suffer high rates of pelvic floor disorders according

BOUNCE PROTEIN ENERGY BITES

What: The latest recovery snack from the company that invented

EXTREME ENDURANCE EXPERTS HEAD FOR SCOTLAND

ONE HUNDRED leading lights in endurance medicine are to gather

SUCCESS IS IN THE GENES

IT’S OFTEN SAID THAT TO SUCCEED IN SPORT YOU NEED TO CHOOSE YOUR PARENTS CAREFULLY. BUT IS HAVING CHAMPIONS AS PARENTS A BLESSING OR A CURSE? ASKS

RIO REVISITED

IN THE SECOND PART OF HIS OLYMPIC REVIEW, TOM MCNAB ANALYSES THE POLE VAULT, LONG JUMP AND DISTANCE EVENTS

KNOCK THEIR SOCKS OFF

IT’S TIME TO SORT OUT YOUR SOCK DRAWER, SUGGESTS PAUL FREARY, AS WHAT’S ON YOUR FEET CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO YOUR PERFORMANCE

STREETS AHEAD

OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS GET SET TO STAR ON THE STREETS OF TYNESIDE

MO’S ‘THREE-PEAT’

BRITAIN’S GREATEST DISTANCE RUNNER MO FARAH CHASES HIS THIRD TITLE

AFRICAN BATTLE RENEWED

LIKE MO FARAH, one of the world’s greatest ever female

DIAMOND LEAGUE FINISHES FOR 2016

MORE TITLES AT STAKE AS TRACK AND FIELD’S TOP SERIES COMES TO A FITTING CLOSE

OVERSEAS

THE exciting finales in some field-event contests in Rio, plus

PARKRUN / ROAD

Aberdeen Beach: C Milne 19:19 W55 92.58%; Hull: S Mason

CROSS-COUNTRY

34th SUNDERLAND HARRIERS OPEN Farringdon Community College, Sunderland, Tyne &

STARTER FOR 10

WELCOME to another in a regular series of quizzes and

MURRAY’S SEOUL MEDAL QUEST

SCOTTISH ATHLETE SEEKS SILVER UPGRADE 23 YEARS AFTER DRUG POSITIVE

MARATHON’S ACE SIGNING

MARION BARTOLI, the 2013 Wimbledon women’s singles champion, will swap

IT’S AS GOOD AS GOLD

POLISH DISCUS GIANT DONATES OLYMPIC MEDAL TO HELP FUND A CHILD’S LIFE-SAVING CANCER TREATMENT