Opinion

Opinion

Views from Athletics Weekly

14th Jan 2025

Rory Leonard and Innes FitzGerald versus the ghosts of the 1980s

British distance runners have excelled this month with a British men's 10km record and the fastest-ever 3000m time indoors by a junior woman
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
2nd Jan 2025

25 wishes for 2025

As the Paris Olympics fade from view and Tokyo starts to loom on the horizon, Cathal Dennehy looks at what’s ahead in the next 12 months
28th Dec 2024

Fear and loathing as a female runner

British international athlete Verity Ockenden writes about a traumatic experience on a recent training run that underlined the safety issues female athletes still have to face
26th Dec 2024

Why Matt Hudson-Smith is the real deal

For years the British 400m runner was only able to show glimpses of his talent but, as Katharine Merry writes, 2024 turned him into global force
23rd Dec 2024

Roll out the welcome mat, please

In 2024, former BBC Producer John Evans was tempted back to watch the sport in which he worked for many years and here he suggests some changes that could pay off in future
12th Dec 2024

Taking on the world: Quincy Wilson and Alana Reid

Both sprinters, named as AW's International U20 Athletes of the Year, have wasted little time in making their mark on […]
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
9th Dec 2024

Birmingham University rise to the challenge in Antalya

Runners from the West Midlands university made up a quarter of the British team at the European Cross-Country Champs and won nine medals including three individual podium places
25th Nov 2024

How doping cheats wiped the smile from Lisa Dobriskey's face

Joyous 1500m winner at the 2006 Commonwealth Games saw her Olympic dreams ruined by cheats and she couldn't bear to watch the Paris Games this year
22nd Nov 2024

Incredible work ethic that drove triathlete Alistair Brownlee to the top

Even during a 'rest period' nine months before the London Olympics, Alistair and Jonny were working relentlessly on their fitness
19th Nov 2024

Why Mike Tyson's ageing athleticism was never a match for Jake Paul

Masters records in track and field illustrate why 58-year-old Tyson never stood a chance against the youthful Youtuber
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