February 2nd 2006 (61-05)

CONTENTS

6 News
Welsh Schools Athletic Association receive boost

7 Karen Harewood makes 800m breakthrough

8 Sampson rules out return

10 Marcus Adam set for Turin

12 Glasgow indoors
Gardener gets flying start at international meeting. Doug Gillon reports from Kelvin Hall

16 Southern Champs
Dave Mitchinson (below) and Lucy Elliott win in style at Bicton College, Exmouth

19 Northern Champs
Andi Jones and Jenny Clague dominate in Blackburn

22 Midland Champs
James Walsh and Kate Ramsey win in Leamington

25 Letters
Readers voice their opinion

26 Rising Stars
The spotlight falls on 400m hurdles talent Yekaterina Kostetskaya of Russia

28 Nick Buckfield
The British pole vault record holder explains to Richard Lewis about his determination to fight back from injuries

31 Where are they now?
Ann Packer remembers her Olympic glory days

32 Classic image
Aussie record breaking machine, Ron Clarke, pictured at the White City in 1965

34 Coaching
Peter Thompson says following a perfect diet is not healthy

36 Rising Stars
Simon Turnbull on the European Youth Olympic 1500m champion, James Shane

39 Inside the Games
Weekly slice of Olympic related news

40 Comment
Frank Horwill says clubs have created a voice, but why haven’t counties?

42 Results
Includes reports and pictures from the UK Indoor City Cup in Manchester

55 What’s On
Up-coming fixtures

58 Previews
BUSA Cross Country Champs in Stirling, AAA 10km in
Chichester and UK Indoor City Cup in Cardiff