July 13th 2006 (61-28)

CONTENTS

6 News
Radcliffe continues to make UKA sweat over contracts issue as deadline passes

6 News
Paula Radcliffe expecting baby in January 2006

7 Track facilities still a problem for 2012 Olympic hopefuls as Gemma Weetman found

8 Amanda Pritchard ready for 800m Euro trials showdown

10 Marion Jones ‘competitive’ again in Paris, but already considering retirement plans

12 Olympic news
Tony Blair pleased with Olympic progress

14 English Schools’ Championships
Ten pages of reports, pictures and results from Athletics Weekly’s team at Gateshead

24 How to spot talent
AW’s Editor asks Dave Collins how we know who is going to shine at the 2012 Olympics

26 Golden League
Wariner, Powell and Dibaba in impressive form in Paris

29 British Masters
Record performances and poor fields in Birmingham

32 AAA preview
A look forward to the action at SportCity, together with current UK senior rankings

36 Letters
Stamp out deliberate false starters, says Stan Greenberg

38 Where are they now?
Still going strong in his 80s, Arthur Keily remembers his great distance-running career

40 Club focus
Newark AC celebrates its 60th anniversary this year

42 Coaching
Bill Adcocks says hard work and mileage is the answer

43 Products
Some innovative methods of treating athletics injuries

44 Comment
If British athletes think facilities in the UK are poor, they should pay a visit to Uganda

46 AW ‘Basics’
Our weekly beginners’ advice focuses on the pole vault

49 Results
Includes top results from overseas and the area senior leagues

70 What’s On
Domestic and overseas fixtures plus TV listings

 


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