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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 06/11/2025
📚 Our November issue is out today 📚 🏃 We look at the worlds of road running, trail running and cross-country 🇺🇸 Conner Mantz on breaking the US marathon record and what more could be possible over 26.2 miles ⛰️ An exclusive look inside HOKA-sponsored Team Makou athleticsweekly.com/subscribe/
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 03/11/2025
Introducing our November front cover 🥁 In this edition, we go beyond the track and look at the worlds of road, trail and cross-country running ⛰️ Front cover stars include British and Irish 10km record-holders Rory Leonard and Efrem Gidey ⚡️ athleticsweekly.imbmsubscriptions.com/preorder
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 02/11/2025
🏆 New York City Marathon men's champion 🏆 Benson Kipruto beats compatriot Alexander Mutiso in an incredible photo finish at the New York City Marathon 🗽 After 26.2 miles of running, the Kenyan duo both clock 2:08:09 and Kipruto takes the win by just 0.16 of a second 🤯
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 02/11/2025
🏆 New York City Marathon women's champion 🏆 Hellen Obiri makes history with a sensational run of 2:19:51 to regain her crown in the Big Apple 🗽 The Kenyan becomes the first ever female athlete to run sub-2:20 in NYC and takes apart Margaret Okayo's course record of 2:22:31 from 2003 🇰🇪
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 31/10/2025
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 07/10/2025
Introducing our October front cover 🥁 We look back at a memorable edition of the World Athletics Championships, featuring exclusive interviews with some of the key figures who were at the heart of the action in Tokyo 🇯🇵 Pre-order below 👇 athleticsweekly.imbmsubscriptions.com/preorder
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 04/09/2025
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Our Tokyo World Athletics Championships preview issue is out now 🇯🇵 ✅ Exclusive interviews ✅ Expert analysis ✅ Previews and predictions Get your copy here 👇 athleticsweekly.imbmsubscriptions.com/CurrentIssue
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 02/09/2025
"I executed my plan and if you do that and get beat, then you can't complain." Tom McKean talks through his greatest race – securing gold in the 800m at the 1990 European Championships 🥇 athleticsweekly.com/news/my-grea...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 27/08/2025
BRITISH RECORD Morgan Lake creates history in Zurich by becoming the first ever British female athlete to clear 2.00m in the high jump 🇬🇧 She went over it on her first attempt in the Swiss city 🤯
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 16/08/2025
Faith Kipyegon narrowly fails to beat Wang Junxia's world 3000m record. She clocks 8:07.04 at the Diamond League in Poland to go second on the all-time rankings. ✍️ @jasonhendo.bsky.social athleticsweekly.com/news/faith-k...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 12/08/2025
The full England Athletics U17/15 Championships results. Top performances from the 2025 national age-group track and field championships in Birmingham. athleticsweekly.com/news/young-a...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/08/2025
Alex Yee has smashed his 5000m best of 13:29.18 (from 2019) after running 13:13.89 in Oordegem, Belgium. Back in April, the Olympic individual triathlon champion also clocked 2:11:08 on his marathon debut in London.
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 07/08/2025
Jakob Ingebrigtsen is out of both the Silesia and Brussels Diamond League, his spokesperson told TV Sport 2. The Norwegian completed a historic European and world indoor 1500m/3000m double in March but hasn't yet competed outdoors this season, due to an Achilles injury.
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 03/08/2025
A national champion in her farewell year ‼️ Dalilah Muhammad runs 52.65 to secure the US 400m title in Oregon ⚡️ The double Olympic and world champion rolls back the years and books her ticket on the US team for Tokyo 🇯🇵
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 03/08/2025
What have we just witnessed over 800m?! Donovan Brazier, in his comeback year after a long-term injury, becomes the US 800m champion with a personal best of 1:42.16 🔥 Teenager Cooper Lutkenhaus, who is 16, breaks the world under-18 record with 1:42.27 to make the US team in Tokyo
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 03/08/2025
Drama in the women's 800m at the USATF Outdoor Championships 🤯 Courtesy of a super kick down the home straight Roisin Willis takes the win with 1:59.26 at Hayward Field ⚡️ Maggi Congdon (1:59.39) and Sage Hurta-Klecker (1:59.48) make the team as well 🇺🇸
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 02/08/2025
Sheer chaos in the men's 1500m at the USATF Outdoor Championships 🤯 Jonah Koech (3:30.17), Ethan Strand (3:30.25) and Cole Hocker (3:30.37) all make the US 1500m team for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships 🇯🇵 Hobbs Kessler and Yared Nuguse place fourth/fifth and don't make the team 🏃
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 02/08/2025
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone runs 48.90 to become US 400m champion ⚡️ The world 400m hurdles record-holder wins comfortably in Oregon, with Isabella Whitaker (49.59) and Aaliyah Butler (49.91) completing the podium 🇺🇸 It means that Sanya Richards-Ross' US 400m record of 48.70 survives another day 🤯
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 02/08/2025
9.79 ‼️ Kenny Bednarek became the US outdoor 100m champion in some style, clocking a personal best of 9.79 (1.8) to take the win ⚡️ That's his first ever senior national title and he did it with a sub-9.8 100m run 🇺🇸
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 02/08/2025
10.65 ‼️ Melissa Jefferson-Wooden produced an incredible run of 10.65 (0.4) to become the US outdoor 100m champion at Hayward Field ⚡️ To put that time into perspective, she is now joint-fifth on the global all-time list 🌎
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 01/08/2025
Introducing our August front cover 🥁 The latest issue of AW is a special edition focused on commemorating our 80th birthday 🎈 So we've come up with a list of 80 of the most significant moments, events, performances and athletes since 1945 👀 athleticsweekly.imbmsubscriptions.com/preorder
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 22/07/2025
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has chosen to only compete in the flat 400m at the USATF Outdoor Championships. Her personal best of 48.74 came at the 2023 national championships – the last time McLaughlin-Levrone prioritised the 400m over the 400m hurdles. The US 400m record is 48.70
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 17/07/2025
It's 40 years to the month since Steve Cram set three world records in 19 days, in what was an incredible summer in 1985 🏃 🇫🇷 3:29.67 (1500m WR – Nice) 🇳🇴 3:46.32 (Mile WR – Oslo) 🇭🇺 4:51.39 (2000m WR – Budapest) athleticsweekly.com/news/steve-c...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 14/07/2025
"It deserves more profile, deserves a big sponsor and deserves big coverage." Alan Pascoe, European and Commonwealth 400m hurdles champion, believes it is “tragic” that English Schools doesn't have a title sponsor. 🖊️ @jasonhendo.bsky.social 📸 Gary Mitchell athleticsweekly.com/news/alan-pa...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 14/07/2025
Want to stay up to date with your favourite sport over the next few months? 👀 📬 Two issues of AW delivered to your door 💻 Complete access to our website – including articles, interviews and reviews 🌏 An in-depth guide to the 2025 World Champs in Tokyo athleticsweekly.imbmsubscriptions.com/SUM25AWP
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 13/07/2025
WORLD U18 RECORD Quincy Wilson bettered his own world U18 400m record of 44.20 with an incredible 44.10 to win the Ed Murphy Classic 🔥 Only Steve Lewis (43.87 in 1988) has gone quicker at an under-20 level for the 400m 🤯
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 07/07/2025
An exclusive interview with Steve Cram, 40 years on from his three world records in 19 days, on a truly memorable summer in 1985 🏃 🇫🇷 3:29.67 (1500m WR – Nice) 🇳🇴 3:46.32 (Mile WR – Oslo) 🇭🇺 4:51.39 (2000m WR – Budapest) ✍️ @jasonhendo.bsky.social athleticsweekly.com/news/steve-c...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 06/07/2025
EPISODE FOUR: Track and Field Legends - Sally Gunnell The fourth episode of our legends series features Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth 400m hurdles champion Sally Gunnell 🥇 Everything from her upbringing and mindset to training 🏃‍♀️ Full episode 👉 athleticsweekly.com/news/intervi...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 03/07/2025
Introducing our July magazine 🥁 Anna Hall, who returned from injury to go joint-second on the heptathlon all-time list with 7032 points in Götzis, is our cover star 💫 She talks through how she worked her way through the pain to rediscover her powers 🇺🇸 athleticsweekly.imbmsubscriptions.com
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 16/06/2025
"The thing is, if I’d been happy, then I wouldn't be a world-class athlete but it was my first time breaking 50 seconds, making the final, coming fourth." In our Greatest Race series, Donna Fraser recalls the Sydney 2000 Olympic 400m final 🇬🇧 athleticsweekly.com/news/donna-f...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 03/06/2025
Can Faith Kipyegon become the first woman in history to break the four-minute mile? ⚡️ We look at her Parisian bid – with insight from top coaches, the University of Exeter team involved in Breaking4 and Olympic 1500m silver medallist Jess Hull 🌍 athleticsweekly.imbmsubscriptions.com/preorder
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 30/05/2025
Jazmin Sawyers has just recorded a wind-legal long jump mark of 6.89m (1.2) in Greece 🔥 To put that into perspective, it's above the world standard of 6.86m and not far off her national record of 7.00m 🇬🇧
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 27/05/2025
"He's been fundamental to everything that I've been doing." In our mini-documentary on the University of Birmingham, Jake Minshull pays tribute to his coach James Wright 🏃 Minshull clocked a massive personal best of 48.88 at the weekend 🇬🇧 athleticsweekly.com/news/intervi...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 26/05/2025
In our mini-documentary on the University of Birmingham, Jake Minshull talks through overcoming pneumonia/glandular fever in his career 🏃 Just this past weekend, Minshull clocked a personal best of 48.88 over 400m hurdles ⚡️ athleticsweekly.com/news/intervi...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 24/05/2025
Kristjan Čeh has just thrown an astonishing 72.34m to win in Zagreb and goes sixth outright on the discus all-time list 🇸🇮 It's the biggest throw outside of Ramona since Gerd Kanter's mark of 73.38m in 2006 🤯
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 24/05/2025
Jazmin Sawyers has backed up her 6.53m at the Loughborough International with a winning long jump of 6.66m in Weinheim, Germany. The 2023 European indoor long jump champion has made her long-awaited return to competition, after she fully ruptured her right Achilles in April 2024.
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
Want to read/watch the human interest stories behind the results? 📭 AW monthly magazine straight to your door 📹 Watch plenty of mini-documentaries 🗓️ Full access to our digital archive going back to 1945 🎯 Early bird offer: £9.99/month until May 28 👉 bit.ly/social-subs-...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
AW Legends Series – The Sir Brendan Foster episode ✅ How he progressed in athletics in his junior years ✅ The impact of his world 3000m record on his home track in Gateshead in 1974 ✅ His thoughts on the changing technology in T&F Watch the full episode 👇 athleticsweekly.com/news/intervi...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
🏆 Women's 4x400m champions 🏆 Spain run down the USA to secure the gold medal 🇪🇸 What a moment for the quartet of Paula Sevilla, Eva Santidrián, Daniela Fra and Blanca Hervas who run a national record of 3:24.13 ⚡️
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
🏆 Men's 4x400m champions 🏆 South Africa triumph to secure the men's 4x400m gold medal 🇿🇦 The quartet of Gardeo Isaacs, Udeme Okon, Leendert Koekemoer and Zakithi Nene combined to record a world-leading 2:57.50 ⚡️
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
🏆 Men's 4x100m champions 🏆 South Africa beat the USA to the men's 4x100m gold medal at the World Relays 🇿🇦 The quartet of Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine combine to clock 37.61 🇿🇦
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
🏆 Women's 4x100m champions 🏆 It's a glittering gold medal for Great Britain as they beat Spain, Jamaica and the USA at the World Relays 🇬🇧 The quartet of Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Amy Hunt, Bianca Williams and Success Eduan combine to clock 42.21 ⚡️
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
🏆 Mixed 4x400m champions 🏆 It's the USA who take the victory in the mixed 4x400m final at the World Relays in Guangzhou 🇺🇸 The foursome of Chris Robinson, Courtney Okolo, Johnnie Blockburger and Lynna Irby-Jackson record a championships record of 3:09.54 ⚡️
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
Great Britain's women's 4x400m team do qualify for the Tokyo World Championships 🇬🇧 After placing third in their heat yesterday, GB win their second round race in 3:24.46 ⚡️ That ensures a full roster of GB relay teams for this year's World Championships 🌍
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 11/05/2025
🏆 Mixed 4x100m champions 🏆 It's gold for Canada in the mixed 4x100m at the World Relays 🇨🇦 The quartet of Sade McCreath, Marie-Éloïse Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi combine to clock 40.30 ⚡️ Jamaica place second with 40.44 and Great Britain are third in 40.88 🌍
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 09/05/2025
It’s official – the new Athletics Weekly website is here 🔥 Slicker. Faster. Smarter. And now with AW Premium – exclusive content, deeper insights and next-level coverage ⚡️ 🎯 Early bird offer: £9.99/month until May 28 👉 bit.ly/social-subs-...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 30/04/2025
Introducing the Legends Series 👀 We’re launching a series that focuses on some of athletics’ greatest ever athletes ⚡️ Join @TimHutchings1 as he chats to legends of the sport and learn what made each of them a master of their craft 🏃🏃‍♀️ bit.ly/social-early...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 30/04/2025
The wait is over! Our brand new website is now LIVE 🔥 ✅ A sleek new look ✅ A better, faster experience ✅ AW Premium – exclusive written and long-form video content 🔑 Join now for just £9.99 a month and track every moment of the action! bit.ly/social-early...
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 26/04/2025
WORLD RECORD Karsten Warholm does it yet again 🔥 The Norwegian runs 33.05 at the Xiamen Diamond League to set a brilliant world 300m hurdles record 🇳🇴 The 29-year-old previously held the world 300m best of 33.26, which he recorded four years ago ⚡️
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Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com · 21/04/2025
🏆 Boston Marathon champion 🏆 In a battle for the ages at Boston, Sharon Lokedi sees off Hellen Obiri to top the podium 🔥 Lokedi clocks 2:17:22 and smashes the course record of 2:19:59 from 2014 🇰🇪 All of the podium (Obiri – 2:17:41 and Yalemzerf Yehualaw – 2:18:06) all went under the record 🤯
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