October 5th 2005 (59-40)

CONTENTS

6 News
UKA chief dismisses 2012 stadium reports

8 Denise Lewis set to present TV show

10 High jump legend looks to gain mentor role

12 World Half-marathon Championships
Fabiano Joseph Naasi and Constantina Tomescu win in freezing conditions

16 Bristol Half-marathon
Birhan Dagne speaks out on her Commonwealth non-selection after victory

18 Northern Road Relays
Morpeth and Sale take the honours

20 Letters
Readers’ views on the week’s hot topics

21 Rising stars
Hammer thrower Amir Williamson and sprinter Julian Thomas featured

22 Walter Davis
Interview with the world triple jump champion

24 Coaching
Top coach Wilf Paish solves your training dilemmas

26 Picture of the week
Sebastian Coe on Richmond Hill in 1984

28 Foster Report
Writers go head to head on the proposals which could change the way athletics is governed in Britain

30 News focus
A proposed handicapping system which, it is claimed, could be the saviour of British athletics

34 Comment
Coach Peter Thompson on how to improve standards at all levels of the sport

35 Results

43 What’s On

46 Comment
Bruce Tulloh says British distance men should learn from the Africans