AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | March 26 2020
DIGEST
6 Olympics and Paralympics postponed until 2021
7 What they said: how athletics responded to Toyko Games news
8 New National League cancels May and June fixtures
9 Euro president Svein Arne Hansen receives treatment for stroke
10 UKA to strengthen coaching code of conduct, says Sarah Rowell
12 Tributes flood in for coach Lindsay Dunn
14 Nick Jones dies after cancer battle
SPOTLIGHT
20 FRANCIS & CASSI AGYEPONG
Olympic triple jumper-turned-top chef and his daughter Cassi in part two of our ‘In my genes’ series
34 FANTASY HEPTATHLON
How would Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson fare against Nafi Thiam, Sabine Braun and Carolina Klüft? Mel Watman investigates
PERFORMANCE
39 Warm-ups – sprint-specific drills you can do at home during these days of social distancing
40 Jo Pavey on why being able to switch your focus can help keep you going at uncertain times
42 Matt Long and John Shepherd on how to train during the coronavirus outbreak
46 Good nutrition to enhance protection against COVID-19
TALKING POINT
31 CORONAVIRUS CHAOS
How can coaches and athletes cope with the uncertainty caused by coronavirus? John Shepherd tackles the topic
THE BIG INTERVIEW
26 BARRIE WELLS
Jason Henderson meets the sport’s most generous man
REGULARS
62 DIP FINISH
How Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Nafi Thiam and other leading athletes are managing to stay in shape at home
RESULTS & FIXTURES
16 Postponed and cancelled events – we list the major changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic
58 Results round-up – recent events on the track, road and country, including Cambridge Half-Marathon
STATISTICS
48 UK cross-country merit rankings for seniors and under-20 athletes from the recent season
54 Domestic and international indoor rankings from the 2019-2020 season for senior men and women
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine March 26 2020.