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The year 2024 in AW covers

A look at some of the front pages of Athletics Weekly from the past 12 months
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Story of Dorando Pietri and the 1908 Olympic Marathon

In an extract from his new book, Roger Robinson looks at the Olympic drama which unfolded in London 114 years ago and turned the marathon into a global phenomenon
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