AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 18/02/2016
THE BIG FEATURE
18 ALLYSON FELIX
Nine-time world champion eyes up rare
200m-400m double in Rio this summer
SPOTLIGHT
24 THE TOWN OF RUNNERS
The Ethiopian area that seems to breed elite
endurance athletes
NEWS
6 Kenya’s anti-doping appetite questioned
9 London 2017 assign independent board
11 Merritt ready for 2016 after kidney operation
14 YDL enters consultation phase
ACTION
52 ENGLAND JUNIOR CHAMPS
Report from Sheffield as under-15, under-17
and under-20 athletes compete for national
titles in Sheffield
PERFORMANCE
44 The latest in sports science
46 Why the squat is so important for athletes
49 The challenges and benefits of indoor running
59 Top shoes for this spring under test
TALKING POINT
38 Mel Watman looks at the possible rewriting
of the record books following Wang Junxia’s
reported confession to doping
STATISTICS
30 ROAD TO RIO
The history of the men’s high jump at the
Olympic Games
34 ALL-TIME BRITISH GREATS
Find out the top British heptathletes and
pentathletes, plus the top overall athletes as
judged by Mel Watman’s rankings system
PREVIEW
72 GLASGOW GRAND PRIX
Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford, Richard Kilty
Dina Asher-Smith, Shara Proctor and Dafne
Schippers among the entries
RESULTS & FIXTURES
58 Leading results from home and abroad
75 What’s On fixtures guide
REGULARS
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 18/02/2016.