AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 12052016
THE BIG INTERVIEW
14 DINA ASHER-SMITH
Sprinter’s remarkable journey from kit
carrier at London 2012 to Rio medal hope
SPOTLIGHT
20 BACK TO BASICS
Legends Basil Heatley and Bill Adcocks
discuss Britain’s current marathon plight
24 MICHELLE CARTER
Interview with the world indoor shot champ
38 ZATOPEK BOOK REVIEW
Mel Watman recaps on the latest insights
into one of the all-time greats
NEWS
7 Paula Radcliffe concerned at CAS ruling
8 Trayvon Bromell at Manchester CityGames
9 London Olympic track relaid
STATISTICS
30 ROAD TO RIO
The history of the men’s javelin at the
Olympic Games
TALKING POINT
28 LANE TWO CURSE
Why sprinters may be hoping to avoid the
second lane in this year’s Olympics
PERFORMANCE
42 Sports science news
44 High jump masterclass with Allan Smith
46 When should you run twice a day?
48 Product reviews – summer tops
50 Club Night – Keswick AC
ACTION
52 DOHA DIAMOND LEAGUE
Eilidh Doyle takes victory at a top-quality
series-opener
56 BRITISH ATHLETICS LEAGUE
Birchfield open title defence in style
RESULTS & FIXTURES
60 Top results from last weekend
72 Previews of the Shanghai Diamond League,
Great Bristol 10km, BMC Manchester and
BMAF Road Relays
75 Fixtures for the month ahead
REGULARS
40 YOUNG ATHLETE
78 QUIZ CORNER
82 DIP FINISH
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 12052016.