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World merit rankings 2021: women's endurance

Top middle and long distance female runners from the past 12 months as our series of annual merit rankings continues
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World merit rankings 2021: women's sprints and hurdles

Peter Matthews and his team of statisticians list the leading female speed merchants of the year
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UK men's merit rankings for 2021

Statistician Peter Matthews delivers the definitive summary of leading performances by British men this year
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UK women's merit rankings for 2021

Peter Matthews delivers the definitive summary of top performances by British women this year
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AW awards - the early years

On the eve of the 2021 results being announced, we take a look at the AW Readers' Poll from 1961 to 1981
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Muir, Giles and Hodgkinson ranked second in latest world rankings

British middle-distance runners are highly ranked in the World Athletics rankings system but does it work?
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Ethiopian anguish at the Tokyo Olympics

East African nation enjoyed a winning start with Selemon Barega but failed to win a women's title for the first time since 1988 and took only four medals in total
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Olympics middle-distance review - Kenya and Britain lead the world

While Kenya were on top in medal terms at 800m and 1500m, we confirm Britain were the most successful country in terms of finalists in Tokyo
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Is Jan Zelezny's world javelin record on borrowed time?

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Jan Železný’s world record, but could this be the year in which it falls? James Dixon explores the background to this long-standing mark
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Moorcroft's world 5000m record remembered

Here we take a closer look at Dave Moorcroft's stunning World record at 5000m from almost 40 years go
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David Moorcroft's top 20 races

Fifty years after he won his first national track title, we highlight 20 of Dave Moorcroft's greatest or most memorable races
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Tessa Sanderson's top 10 throws

The 1984 Olympic javelin champion celebrates her 65th birthday today and we choose 10 of her most memorable competitions
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