AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | June 13 2019
NEWS
6 Pitsiladis on the sub-two-hour marathon
7 IAAF rebrands itself as World Athletics
8 Holly Bradshaw teams up with Mizuno
9 Global running trends unveiled
10 Controversial JOGLE record will stand
11 Oxbridge vs Ivy League anniversary
ACTION
14 ROME DIAMOND LEAGUE
Elaine Thompson gains revenge on Dina Asher-Smith on red-hot night in Rome
18 BRITISH ATHLETICS LEAGUE
Newham & Essex Beagles take victory at Allianz Park
22 UK WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Thames Valley Harriers triumph in Premiership match in Leigh
24 NCAA CHAMPS
Phenomenal sprints and hurdles performances in Austin, Texas
REGULARS
12 HAVE YOUR SAY
Rise of women’s athletics among the readers’ views
34 YOUNG ATHLETE
Rising high jump star with a famous football-playing father – Mabel-Rose Scales
42 UKA VIEW
Neil Black invites you to take part in a big new review of the elite athlete performance programme
62 DIP FINISH
Why it helps to have parents who could run, jump or throw to a high standard
SPOTLIGHT
30 ANDY O’SULLIVAN
Prolific race organiser vows to continue his work despite battling cancer
32 EUROHEROES CHALLENGE
Czech project aims to support and celebrate European endurance athletes
THE BIG FEATURE
26 MONDO DUPLANTIS
Katy Barden interviews the pole vault sensation
PERFORMANCE
36 COACHING PHILOSOPHY
More thoughts from endurance expert David Lowes
38 COACHING WEEK
John Shepherd on the value of coaches
40 PRODUCTS
As we get into the summer season, shorts are reviewed this week
PREVIEWS
56 Rabat Diamond League, BMC Grand Prix in Loughborough and this weekend’s Geneva meet
RESULTS & FIXTURES
44 National men’s and women’s league results and news of a British win at the World Trail Champs
59 What’s On fixtures guide
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