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Classic athletics action from yesteryear

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Two-time Olympian and Belgrave stalwart Eric Hall dies

Race walker who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics for Britain has passed away aged 89
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The unforgettable English National of 1972

We look back half a century to one of the most notable of English National Cross-Country races
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Why the English National is the stuff of champions

We look back at some of the major success stories from the National Cross Country Championships' long history
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Mary Rand's finest moment

The 1964 Olympic long jump champion looks back on the golden moment in Tokyo when she took top spot with a world record leap of 6.76m, then landed pentathlon silver and 4x100m bronze
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Peter Elliott's greatest race

The Olympic silver medallist recalls when he finally secured a golden moment – and followed it up with an unforgettable lap of honour
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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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