July 26, 2007 (62-30)

CONTENTS

6 News
Andy Baddeley on the inspiration for his improvement

7 Leading Europeans are among recent drug positives

8 Barbara Parker gives up on chasing Osaka qualifying time

9 Race walking facing Commonwealth Games axe

10 Sam Ellis ready for knee injury diagnosis

12 Comment
Disgruntled fans are hoping for better at the Trials after Sheffield experience

14 Rising Stars
City of Sheffield athletes are moving onward and upwards

16 European Junior Championships
Paul Halford reports from Hengelo where Alex Nelson and Hayley Jones win individual gold and Britain claim 14 medals in all

24 BMC Nike Grand Prix
Solihull weather is kind to the athletes as Chris Gowell and Laura Finucane takes wins

26 Letters
Readers air their views on this week’s hottest topics

28 Jana Rawlinson
Australian-born hurdler looking to bring Olympic gold back to Britain

32 Coaching
Sprints coach Mike Smith faces AW’s questions

34 Where are they now?
We catch up with former multiple British record-holder Stan Eldon

36 AW Basics
The fundamentals of stretching, plus the truth about vitamin C and colds

39 Results
Schools’ International in Newport, UK Young Athletes’ League and news of the top overseas performances

52 World Trials preview
Complete guide to the athletes likely to make an impression in Manchester

54 What’s On
Your guide to fixtures on the track, road, fells and trails at home and abroad, plus athletics television listings

62 Last lap
Pictorial look back to Sergey Bubka’s 1993 world title win

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