December 20, 2007 (62-51)

CONTENTS

6 News
Leading female US sprinter escapes drugs ban

7 What are the leading British athletes doing at Christmas?

8 Golden League events announced for 2008

9 Chryste Gaines is refusing to return Olympic bronze medal

10 Chris Tomlinson opens new indoor athletics centre

11 Olympic news
Young athletes set to land ‘experience’ trip to Beijing

12 2007 review
We look back on the highs and lows of 2007, highlighting our top moments of the year

20 AW athletes of 2007
The votes are in – who has won each of the categories?

22 Rising stars
Leading junior cross-country runner David Forrester

23 Comment
Paul Halford questions the locations of the Euro Cross

24 Andrew Howe
Interview with the leading European long jumper

28 Letters
Is there a place for whipping in athletics?

30 Singapore Marathon
Our racing tourism series continues

32 Classic image
Chilling image from the 2000 Great North Cross Country

34 Coaching
Part two of Tom McNab’s sprint technique history

36 All-time GB greats
Mel Watman rounds up men’s rankings with the decathlon and walks, along with cross-event comparisons

38 AW Basics
We suggest some last-minute gift ideas for the fellow athletics fan in your life

41 Results
Leading marks from home and overseas, including the Telford 10km and South of the Thames Cross Country

51 What’s On
Extensive list of athletics fixtures for the coming weeks on the cross, road, fell and track

62 UKA official line
After a successful Euro Cross, Ed Warner outlines the challenge of making a mark on the international stage

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