Nostalgia

Interviews, Nostalgia

My greatest race – Ellen van Langen

Rated as an outside bet due to an Achilles injury the previous year, the Dutch athlete chose the perfect time […]

800m, Middle Distance, Track Events

From the AW archive: birth of the Diamond League

It’s 15 years since Asafa Powell led the way at the first ever Diamond League meeting This month marks 15 […]

Track & Field

Paul Larkins: out of the shadows

In his new book, former AW editor Paul Larkins recalls what it was like to mix it with the best […]

1 mile, 1500m, Middle Distance

My greatest race: Hayley Tullett

Welsh middle-distance runner says finishing runner-up to Kelly Holmes in the 2002 Commonwealth Games 1500m in Manchester is her finest […]

1500m, Middle Distance

Nostalgia

Meet Jim Morrish, the original AW cover star

The star of our first-ever front page in December 1945 was a fine long jumper who competed for Tipton Harriers […]

Nostalgia

The extreme challenge of the 1972 English National

We look back at one of the most challenging English National Cross Country Championships as runners battled against brutal weather […]

Cross Country

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

Track & Field

60 years on: Ron Clarke's world record-breaking year

Today marks 60 years since the Australian runner broke the 5000m world record

5000m

Celebrating 80 years of AW

We look back on AW's history as we celebrate 80 years of the publication in 2025

The year 2024 in AW covers

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