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13th Jul 2025
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Class of 2025 shine at sun-drenched English Schools
Sixteen championship records fall at possibly the hottest and highest quality meeting in the event’s 100-year history Much has changed since the first English Schools Championships took place in September 1925. Back then, a wet and windy Crystal Palace saw athletes in the under-14 age group from just 13 counties battling for medals in eight boys events, six girls...
12th Jul 2025
Keely Hodgkinson out of London Diamond League
Olympic 800m champion set her national record of 1:54.61 in the British capital last year Keely Hodgkinson has withdrawn from the London Diamond League and delayed her season opener by a few more weeks to ensure she is fully race-ready. The 23-year-old was meant to start her outdoor season at last month's Stockholm Diamond League but had to pull out after suffering a minor setback in her rec...
11th Jul 2025
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Noah Lyles beats Letsile Tebogo over 200m in Monaco
The battle between the two Olympic sprints champions from Paris saw the American come out on top Noah Lyles beat Letsile Tebogo in what was a much anticipated 200m clash at the Monaco Diamond League (July 11). The pair secured respective gold medals in the 100m and 200m at the Paris Olympics last summer and this was the first time they had lined up against each other since the Games. Lyle...
11th Jul 2025
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Six records fall on first day of a sizzling English Schools
Heatwave conditions in Birmingham as the “kids’ Olympics” celebrates its centenary On a sweltering day at the Alexander Stadium, the English Schools class of 2025 mingled with some of the champions of yesteryear as the track and field championship marked its centenary. As temperatures soared to 30C and beyond, this might prove the hottest edition of the event...
11th Jul 2025
BBC secures new five-year deal for UK athletics coverage
Major UK athletics events will be free-to-air for fans until 2029 Athletic Ventures and BBC Sport have announced a fresh five-year agreement to continue broadcasting the UK’s biggest athletics events, including the Novuna London Athletics Meet, until 2029. The new deal ensures that world-class athletics will remain widely accessible to audiences across the UK, w...

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AW is the UK’s No.1 website, magazine and social media hub for road racing, track and field, cross country, walks, trail running, mountain running and ultra running, avidly followed by runners, athletes and fans alike.

AW has been the bible of the sport since the 1940s and is still the No.1 choice for the true running and athletics fan, designed to keep you informed about all the best news, comment, event reports and results from Britain and around the world.

In the summer AW offers the very best in-depth coverage of the track and field season focusing not only on the major championships, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships, but also the best in schools and grassroots club athletics.

The spring and autumn seasons concentrate on road racing, including the big events such as the London Marathon, while the long winter campaign looks toward the cross country season and the exciting indoor scene.

Alongside our unrivalled coverage of all the top events, AW also offers a sharp and detailed news service focusing on elite and up-and-coming athletes and the issues which rage within the sport.

We provide all the important fixtures as well as the most comprehensive service of results from around Britain and the rest of the world.

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27th Jun 2025
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When will a female run a sub-four-minute mile?
Faith Kipyegon, after clocking 4:06.42 for the mile, made it clear that she would one day attempt to break the four-minute barrier again Not if, but when. Off the back of Breaking4, that is the resounding message from both Faith Kipyegon and Nike. On an emotionally-charged night in Paris, the triple Olympic and quadruple champion fell short in her attempt to become the first ever female to break the four-minute mile, running 4:06.42 at Stad...
27th Jun 2025
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Breaking4 struggles to deliver despite Kipyegon's best efforts
Kenyan just about matches Sydney Wooderson’s 1937 world record of 4:06.4 during a valiant but ultimately doomed attempt to break four minutes for the mile Protected by a flotilla of pacemakers and powered by Nike’s latest shoes and apparel, plucky Faith Kipyegon gave it her best shot over the classic distance of one mile in Paris on Thursday (June 26). It wasn’t the 'moonshot' the organisers hoped for, but if you reach for th...
25th Jun 2025
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Why Faith Kipyegon is praying for a sub-four miracle
Kenyan will do well to beat her current women's world mile record of 4:07.64 in Paris this week At the 50th anniversary celebration of Roger Bannister’s sub-four-minute mile in 2004 I was lucky enough to sit next to the world’s first female sub-five-minute miler, Diane Leather, at a special function at Oxford University. Following her groundbreaking 4:59.6 in Birmingham in 1954, she had seen...
24th Jun 2025
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Why novelty events are contrived yet compelling
While purists insist Faith Kipyegon’s breaking four attempt or Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour marathon mean little, Ben Bloom argues that such showcases are the perfect way for athletics to build attention I’ve had a vision – quite a specific one – for a few years now and I think I need to speak to Barry Hearn about it. For anyone unfamiliar, Hearn is the sports pr...
4th Jul 2025
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Why Sarah Healy is running free
With the benefits of consistent training now kicking in and a new level of confidence emerging, the Irish runner has made great progress in 2025 Any lingering doubts have at last been dispelled. Sarah Healy’s victory at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in March was the highlight of an indoor season that included Irish (indoor) records in the 1500m (4:01.62) and 3000m (8:30.79). Her remarkable year h...
4th Jul 2025
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Jessica Lark making great strides in middle-distance running
Teenage athlete from the M11 Track Club has already clocked impressive PBs this season as she targets the Euro U20 Champs Middle-distance talent Jessica Lark has launched her 2025 season in impressive fashion, delivering big personal bests in both the 800m and 1500m.  The Cheshire athlete, who trains with the renowned M11 Track Clu...
3rd Jul 2025
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Why Julien Alfred is taking it all in her stride
We talk to the Olympic 100m champion about life-changing moments, carrying the hopes of a nation and leaving it all out on the track It’s 6pm on a Tuesday in Oslo and Julien Alfred has dinner plans. There’s a 24th birthday – her own – to celebrate with friends in an hour’s time but despite that pressing engagement, still dressed in her tracksuit and cutting the mo...
21st Jun 2025
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Georgia Hunter Bell: "I'm thinking of focusing on the 800m this season"
After running 3:58.06 for sixth over 1500m at the Paris Diamond League on Friday, the Olympic bronze medallist stated she is seriously considering prioritising the 800m in 2025 Georgia Hunter Bell has revealed she is thinking about putting her focus towards the 800m over the 1500m this season. The Brit secured an Olympic bronze and European silver medal in the 1500m last summer and also set a British record of 3:52.61 for the distance, a ma...
30th Apr 2025
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WATCH: Insight into Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC
Through the voices of athletes, coaches and those who work behind the scenes, get exclusive insight into Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC Each person talks through their journey at Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC, provides insight on what goes on and tells AW how much the club means to them. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7ctXcQBuPD6Y6CXEHs...
30th Apr 2025
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WATCH: Track and Field Legends – Peter Elliott
Tim Hutchings exclusively sits down with 1990 Commonwealth 1500m champion and Olympic 1500m/world 800m silver medallist Peter Elliott The duo talk through Elliott's remarkable career on both the domestic & global stage, his battles with Seb Coe, Steve Cram & Steve Ovett and his views on this era of middle-distance running. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4jV3JjJG914F6CXCJA...
29th Apr 2025
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WATCH: Insight into the University of Birmingham Athletics Club
Through the voices of the athletes, get exclusive insight into the University of Birmingham Athletics Club Some of Great Britain's finest young prospects talk through their journeys in athletics, why they decided to base themselves in Birmingham and the importance of the set-up in meeting their lofty goals. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1eozzc9QYzGCsCQ6vk...
20th Mar 2025
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WATCH: Track and Field Legends - Colin Jackson
Tim Hutchings exclusively sits down with Olympic 110m hurdles silver medallist and double world champion Colin Jackson The duo talk through everything from Jackson's journey into athletics & his fearsome training programme to coaching the next generation ahead of LA 2028 & his legacy in the sport. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1ysKCGXIlRMukCHkLy...
20th Apr 2024
Different training inspirations that athletes can use
AW collaboration Do you consider yourself an athlete? You don’t have to be a professional who is making money doing what you love to call yourself an athlete; there are plenty of amateur athletes who are just as passionate about their sport and are always looking for ways to push themselves further and reach that next level of personal best. So much of your success can be traced back to your training ses...
18th Jul 2022
5 effective running tips after 40
Advice on how to run well and strong as you move into the masters age groups Running after 40 is an excellent way to boost cardiovascular health, minimize...
18th Jun 2022
Why athletes need to embrace sun protection
Spencer Duval from England Athletics offers advice on how to keep your skin safe this summer With athletes spending hours under the sun while training and competing, you’d think they would be used to protecting their skin? As it turns out, sun protection – in all formats – is often not seen by athletes as a necessity, in fact it can be unpopular or just forgotten about. Protective clothing can sometimes be restrictive, inhibiti...
7th Apr 2022
Train with the Greene machine
Former world 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene explains why he’s flippin’ pizzas and coaching recreational runners to support his ongoing athletics ambitions It is 11 years since Dai Greene won the world 400m hurdles title in South Korea and the Welshman turns 36 this week. Yet he is still going strong and is juggling a number of jobs in between his own training. One of these is an online coaching business which he has just set up...
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