June 22nd 2006 (61-25)

CONTENTS

6 News
AAA championships saved as agreement reached with UKA for showpiece event in July

7 Watford 800m times okay despite pacemaking issue

9 UKA answers questions on the new athlete contracts

10 Jonathan Edwards delivers verdict on Phillips Idowu

14 Rising stars
Hurdler Kaliese Spencer will be hungry for gold at the IAAF World Junior Championships

16 Where are they now?
Eighties icon Willie Banks says he plans to attack world M50 triple jump record

18 Feature
Jon Mulkeen on the success of Swedish athletics

20 Euro Cup preview
Event-by-event guide, plus Max Jones on the magic of the competition

25 Club focus
Read about the club that sits closest to the 2012 Olympic Stadium in East London

28 Comment
Should Dwain Chambers be allowed to run at the next Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008? We argue for and against

29 Letters
Readers air their views

30 David Greene
The one-lap hurdler talks to Athletics Weekly about his speedy rise through the ranks

32 Coaching
The power clean should be at the core of all athletes’ weight training, says Max Jones

34 AW ‘Basics’
Weekly beginners’ advice, includes focus on hammer

39 Results
Weekend round-up from home and abroad plus area championhips reports and pictures

53 What’s On
Up-coming domestic fixtures and TV listings

 


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