Opinion

Opinion

Views from Athletics Weekly

29th Dec 2023

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
19th Dec 2023

The higher stakes of an Olympic season

Anyone with Olympic ambition who says they aren't allowing for the extra dimension brought by the prospect of Paris is a liar, writes Katharine Merry
11th Dec 2023

Why cross-country running should always go ahead – whatever the weather

An increasing number of event cancellations are an insult to the very essence of a sport that prides itself on gritting it out in tough conditions
27th Nov 2023

Diamond League in need of polish

The Diamond League has sparkled this year, but there needs to be more continuity to take full advantage of this impressive product, writes Katharine Merry
14th Nov 2023

An age-old dilemma

How much coverage should teenage athletes receive in the age of social media? Opinion seems divided
31st Oct 2023

Why elite athletes are often living in a competitive limbo

Athletes thrive on routine and a fixed goal to work towards but, as Verity Ockenden writes, the current elite landscape means that scenario is an exception rather than the rule
22nd Oct 2023

Why Sha'Carri Richardson is impossible to ignore

The US sprinter is one of the most divisive personalities in athletics but, like it or not, the world 100m champion is brilliant for athletics, writes Ben Bloom
12th Oct 2023

On helping develop young running talent across Europe

Running brand On is hosting a young athlete development camp in the mountain running mecca of St Moritz
28th Sep 2023

Seb Coe looks back on a momentous summer

As Seb Coe begins his final four years as World Athletics President he looks back on Budapest 2023 and reveals exciting news of a three-night made-for-TV athletics spectacle in 2026
26th Sep 2023

Magical mile makes its world champs debut

The World Road Running Championships in Riga will see the first-ever global champions crowned in the mile but the event has a long and illustrious history
26th Sep 2023

Being part of a world record-breaking marathon

It is not just the elite athletes who are drawn to Berlin in search of fast times
15th Sep 2023

World Cross Country Champs in limbo

After Croatian plans to stage this winter's big event collapse, the search for a replacement venue nears its conclusion
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