October 5th 2006 (61-40)

CONTENTS

6 News
Athletes and officials at Anti-Doping Symposium call for four-year drug bans

7 Liu Xiang sets his sights on Colin Jackson’s world indoor 60m hurdles record

8 Why 400m runner Benjamin turned down the chance to be coached in America

10 North-east long jumper Chris Tomlinson decides to make the move south

12 Model pair Ashia Hansen and Nathan Douglas help focus attention on the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham in 2007

14 News Focus
IAAF Nick Davies explains the world governing body’s development strategy

16 Rising Stars
Workitu Ayanu is the one to
watch and Robbie Grabarz answers AW’s quick questions

18 Great North weekend
Hendrick Ramaala and Berhane Adere celebrate half-marathon wins and world records tumble on Tyneside

25 Letters
Ohuruogu’s drugs case and UK School Games selection are among readers’ opinions

26 Interview
One of Britain’s top gamblers explains how he’s earned a fortune from athletics

29 Comment
Mike Winch says UKA should look forward post-Moorcroft

30 Coaching
Max Jones’ view of how GB elite athletes fared in 2006

32 Rhys Williams
Pull-out poster of the pin-up boy of Welsh 400m hurdling

34 Where are they now?
Peter Hildreth’s hurdles career is recalled by Alastair Aitken

37 Club focus
Manchester University AC come under the spotlight

38 AW Basics
The 10,000m and winter training plans are discussed

42 Overseas news
Korean city Daegu lines up its bid to stage the World Championships in 2011

44 Wallace Spearmon
Interview with the American 200m and 400m man

46 Results
Includes coverage from the last leg of the English Fell Running Championships at Thieveley Pike

56 What’s On
Future fixtures including previews of the IAAF World Road Running Champs in Hungary and the Nike Run London 10km

 


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