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7th Sep 26

When three kings came to Tyneside

In 2013, three of the greatest distance runners in history met on the roads between Newcastle and South Shields. The […]
19th Aug 26

Birmingham 2026 in numbers - a statistician's verdict on one of the best European Champs yet

Long-time AW writer Steve Smythe, attending his 13th European Championships since 1978, breaks down the splits, the records and the […]
8th Aug 26

10 memorable moments from the European Championships

We look back at some classic events from the rich history of the European Champs. Spitfires out of the sun […]
7th Aug 26

European Athletics Champs preview: rankings, form guide and predictions

We set the scene for the action in Birmingham with all the stats you need courtesy of Track & Field […]
6th Aug 26

Stuttgart 1986: "It felt like we were THE sport"

Stepping back 40 years to the European Championships of 1986, to when “spitfires came out of the sun” and British […]
5th Aug 26

Mara Yamauchi: my greatest race

After coming ninth at the 2007 world championships, the Englishwoman returned to Osaka to claim her first-ever marathon victory. She […]
5th Aug 26

From the Quayside to Birmingham: the school races that predicted Britain’s European team

Nine years ago, Amy Hunt, Kristal Ama-Awuah, Romell Glave and Charlie Dobson raced over 150 metres on a temporary track […]
29th Jul 26
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From Holyrood mud to mile history: the remarkable class of the 2016 Great Edinburgh XCountry

A teenage Josh Kerr, future world champion Jake Wightman and Olympic medallist Laura Muir were among the athletes racing in […]
5th Jul 26

Believing in miracles and a look back at the Mile of the Century

As the mile returns to the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 60 years, we revisit the legendary Bannister-Landy […]
2nd Jul 26

Capital gains and memories of the 1970 Commonwealth Games

We look at when “the Friendly Games” came to Edinburgh, and two athletes by the name of Stewart stood out […]
1st Jul 26

The Commonwealth Games on home soil is what you dream of

The Commonwealth Games have previously been staged in Scotland three times and here we look at Glasgow 2014 as we […]
1st Jul 26

Glory in the chaos at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Edinburgh in 1986 was the Commonwealth Games that almost failed to happen, weighed down by an impending financial catastrophe that […]
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