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Nostalgia

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10th Jan 2025

Celebrating 80 years of AW

We look back on AW's history as we celebrate 80 years of the publication in 2025
11th Dec 2024

The year 2024 in AW covers

A look at some of the front pages of Athletics Weekly from the past 12 months
4th Dec 2024

10 years on: Gemma Steel and Kate Avery's famous Euro Cross battle

On December 14 in 2014 the British duo produced an unforgettable showdown in Bulgaria as Gemma Steel was crowned winner
14th Nov 2024

Looking back on Liverpool Cross Challenge victories

Liverpool's Sefton Park has seen athletes battle it out on the field at the European trials since 2002
30th Oct 2024

Looking back on the rich history of the English National Cross Country Relays

Taking place on Saturday November 2 this year, the popular event has a long-standing history that began in 1985
21st Oct 2024

40 years on: Steve Jones' marathon world record

The Brit stunned the world in 1984 by breaking the marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon
17th Oct 2024

60 years on: celebrating Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games

This month marks 60 years since the 1964 edition of the Olympic Games took place in the Japanese capital
12th Oct 2024

Five years on: Eliud Kipchoge's sub-two-hour marathon

Five years ago, the Kenyan became the first man to break two hours for the marathon with his controversial methods
26th Jul 2024

Access the AW archive now!

Newly-created digital vault is an Aladdin's Cave of vintage reports, results, interviews and photographs dating back to 1945
5th Jun 2024

Rome's memorable European Champs of 1974 revisited

Ahead of this week's European Athletics Championships in Rome, Steve Smythe remembers the last time the Italian capital staged this event 50 years ago
10th Aug 2023

Drama and heartbreak in the 1984 Olympic 3000m

Mary Decker's ill-fated clash with Zola Budd at the Los Angeles Games is one of the most talked about races in athletics history
28th Mar 2023

UK's greatest all-round men's middle-distance runner

Which Briton had the greatest middle-distance range? Steve Ovett tops our men's list
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