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Classic athletics action from yesteryear

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Sprint relay perfection in Athens

Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis recall the magical moment from the 2004 Olympics when they shocked the mighty Americans to claim gold
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Heritage honours for Shrewsbury School and Thames Hare & Hounds

World Athletics gives Heritage plaques to British athletics institutions in latest wave of awards
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AW awards - the early years

On the eve of the 2021 results being announced, we take a look at the AW Readers' Poll from 1961 to 1981
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My Greatest Race: Paula Radcliffe

Former marathon world record-holder looks back on her victory in the women’s long course race at the 2001 World Cross Country Champs in Ostend – a muddy performance which was built on sand
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My greatest race – Jack Buckner

British 5000m runner, who turned 60 this week, recalls his gold medal-winning run at the European Championships in Stuttgart in 1986
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Relay legends look back at Tokyo triumph from 1991

British quartet of Black, Redmond, Regis and Akabusi etched their names into athletics folklore with stirring 4x400m victory 30 years ago
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Jake Wightman and Sifan Hassan ready to go the extra mile in Gateshead

Wightman takes on Elliot Giles in the Emsley Carr Mile while Hassan is favourite in the Millicent Fawcett Mile at the Diamond League on July 13
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Sprint legend John Regis recalls his greatest race

Former world champion recounts the impeccable 20.11 seconds to win the European 200m title in Split in 1990
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Moorcroft's world 5000m record remembered

Here we take a closer look at Dave Moorcroft's stunning World record at 5000m from almost 40 years go
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David Moorcroft's top 20 races

Fifty years after he won his first national track title, we highlight 20 of Dave Moorcroft's greatest or most memorable races
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The last real British Olympic marathon trial

Milton Keynes in 1980 staged the last British standalone Olympic marathon trials and AW's results editor was part of the line-up that day
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Tessa Sanderson's top 10 throws

The 1984 Olympic javelin champion celebrates her 65th birthday today and we choose 10 of her most memorable competitions
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