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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]
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The year 2024 in AW covers

A look at some of the front pages of Athletics Weekly from the past 12 months
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