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Mini Marathon photo worth a thousand words

Alex Yee and Ben Dijkstra were beaten by future footballer Jamal Lewis on The Mall in 2013 with Emile Cairess […]
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The emerging force – Sander Skotheim

Jakob Ingebrigtsen wasn’t the only Norwegian to produce outstanding European and world indoor performances. Gabby Pieraccini profiles Sander Skotheim, a […]
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Zero tolerance?

Usain Bolt's recent appearance on Justin Gatlin's podcast raises interesting questions about how we view cheating in sport There is […]
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Seb Coe enters home straight of IOC presidential race

As the battle to become IOC President enters the finishing straight, Duncan Mackay assesses the chances of Sebastian Coe, the […]
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Keely Klassic offers reasons to be cheerful

The star name might not have been able to compete, but the young audience that came along to her event […]
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Gout Gout – the Aussie express

Standout teenage sprinter looks like a star in the making, but let’s give him room to develop rather than piling […]
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Remembering Kelvin Kiptum, one year on from his passing

It’s a year to the day since the world marathon record-holder was tragically killed in a road accident in Kenya […]
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Why a world treadmill champs might not be a bad idea

It might have first been mentioned as a joke, but World Athletics’ proposal to stage a world treadmill championships has merit and is way for athletics to tap into a huge market
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Looking back: Auckland 1990 Commonwealth Games

This month marks 35 years since the 14th edition of the Commonwealth Games which saw a star-studded line up compete in the New Zealand city
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60 years on: Ron Clarke's world record-breaking year

Today marks 60 years since the Australian runner broke the 5000m world record
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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
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Celebrating 80 years of AW

We look back on AW's history as we celebrate 80 years of the publication in 2025
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