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Nine takeaways from the World Cross in Belgrade

The 2024 World Cross Country Championships was far from perfect but it remains one of the most important events on the athletics calendar
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Seb Coe calls for more Euro nations to support the World Cross

World Athletics president says "cross country, properly used in the modern training regimen, is an ageless and timeless concept" at pre-champs press conference in Belgrade
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Exciting plans for a ‘steeplechase mile’ in Oxford on May 6

The Bannister Miles to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first sub-four-minute mile is set to feature an innovative four-lap race over barriers
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Podium Festival can help change UK's athletics landscape

The SportsShoes.com Podium Festival was one of few meets in the UK to attract both elite athletes and focus on fan engagement 
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Welcome to the Wild West of online athletics coverage

Never before has there been so much live athletics on the internet, but actually finding it each week is easier said than done
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Why the boardless long jump idea has struggled to take off

Latest on World Athletics' controversial rule change proposals, plus the parkrun stats squabble, ultra runners in the Dragons' Den and why Jakob Ingebrigtsen's rivalry with Josh Kerr is tame compared to the 1980s
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10 top moments from the World Indoor Champs

Highlights from three days of global track and field action at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow
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How Dwain Chambers won the crowd at the UK Indoor Champs

British sprinter's rollercoaster career has seen him go from disgraced drug cheat to someone who now receives admiration, affection and applause
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US Olympic marathon trials must fill Brits with envy

In contrast to the dramatic sudden death nature of Saturday’s American event in Orlando, British runners have been racing around the world to qualify for Paris
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Slim pickings for Brits indoors

With the World Indoor Champs being the sole global level event held on British shores this winter, Ben Bloom looks at the dearth of competitive opportunities for ambitious athletes
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Top 20 most popular articles on the AW website in 2023

Controversial stories dominate in our annual list of most heavily clicked pieces at athleticsweekly.com
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Why Budapest 2023 was a World Champs to remember

The Hungarian capital provided the perfect platform for the star athletes to excel and express themselves, writes Katharine Merry
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