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The latest episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast hears from the athletes at the centre of the big moments at the recent Stockholm Diamond League meeting. 

Host Euan Crumley is joined by Jasmine Collett and Tim Adams to pick through what has been a fascinating few weeks for the world of athletics. The team discusses Sabastian Sawe’s extraordinary marathon world record, the biggest moments from the World Relays and the re-emergence of athletes such as Jamaican star Elaine Thompson-Herah and American idol Allyson Felix. There’s also a look ahead to the start of the Diamond League schedule.

Spring is in the air and the latest episode of the AW Podcast looks ahead to the major marathons on the horizon this month, Boston and London. 

The latest episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast features an exclusive interview with one of athletics’ most exciting teenage talents, Sam Ruthe. Along with his father Ben, the 16-year-old New Zealander talks to Tim Adams about his record-breaking exploits and navigating a path through the sport. 

In the latest episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast, host Euan Crumley is joined by Jason Henderson and Jasmine Collett to talk through what has been a brilliant start to the indoor season.

In the latest episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast, host Euan Crumley is joined by Wendy Sly and Jason Henderson to examine an eventful start to 2026 and take a look at what promises to be a packed year ahead. 

Our final episode of 2025 features three special guests who have also come out on top in the annual AW Readers’ Choice Awards. Faith Kipyegon, Amy Hunt and Jake Wightman were all recognised for their medal-winning exploits this summer and they speak exclusively with host Euan Crumley about a year to remember. 

The focus of this latest episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast is the changing face of running, away from the track.

In this episode, we reflect on an eventful edition of the World Athletics Championships by speaking to some of the athletes who were at the heart of the action in Japan. 

This special bonus episode of the Athletics Weekly podcast features an exclusive interview with a very special guest – the 2000 Olympic 400m champion Cathy Freeman.

The latest episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast looks ahead to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Euan Crumley is joined by Wendy Sly and Jason Henderson to talk through the events and athletes to look out for in Japan but they also discuss why negotiating a major championships is so different from other events on the athletics calendar.

The latest episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast sees host Euan Crumley joined by Jason Henderson to assess the recent national championships that have been taking place across the globe. From the UK to the US, athletes have been battling it out to qualify for next month’s World Championships – producing some superb racing, a few surprises and a clue or two about what we can expect in Tokyo. 

In this month’s episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast, the team examines Faith Kipyegon’s upcoming attempt at becoming the first woman to break the four-minute mile. 

In this latest episode of the podcast, brought to you by Imbrace leggings, host Euan Crumley is joined by Wendy Sly and Jason Henderson to talk about the 2025 London Marathon, the legend of Steve Prefontaine and the impact of Grand Slam Track. 

Spring is in the air, which means the athletics world is getting ready for the next two major marathons - Boston and London. Host Euan Crumley is joined by AW Head of Digital Jason Henderson and Running Shoe Guru Paul Freary to discuss what could lie ahead - from Jacob Kiplimo and Alex Yee making their marathon debuts to a potential blockbuster of a women’s race in London. 

We're only in early March and already 2025 has been an eventful year in athletics. From the mile to 5000m, the half marathon to the pole vault, everywhere you look world records are tumbling and Euan Crumley is joined by Jason Henderson to discuss all of the latest talking points.

This episode of the Athletics Weekly podcast is brought to you in association with the Keely Klassic and features exclusive interviews with big names who are at the heart of new events arriving on the calendar. 

The latest episode of the Athletics Weekly podcast is brought to you by the Doha Marathon by Ooredoo. 

The latest episode of the Athletics Weekly podcast features a very special guest indeed – Mondo Duplantis. In an exclusive interview, the pole vault star talks in-depth about one of the great sporting moments of 2024, namely the world record-breaking leap that took him to Olympic gold in Paris. 

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Host Euan Crumley is joined by Wendy Sly and running shoe guru Paul Freary to discuss the end of the track and field season, the changing face of events, the autumn road racing scene and how the evolution of footwear is making a huge impact on the sport. 

Host Euan Crumley is joined by AW Managing Director and Olympic silver medallist Wendy Sly, as well as AW Head of Digital Jason Henderson, to review what was a brilliant 2024 Games and look back at the best moments from Paris.

The AW team have made it to the finish line in Paris - this is the final episode in this special limited series covering this year's Olympic Games. Euan and Jason are at the marathon finish line where Sifan Hassan has won gold. They also cover the rest of the finals that took place last night including the women's 1500m and men's 800m finals.

On the penultimate day of athletics action in Paris Euan and Jason dissect the going-ons of the last 24hrs including a grueling men's marathon which took place this morning. The women's heptathlon had an action packed final event - the 800m with Kararina Johnson Thomson securing a much sought after silver. The men's 400m hurdles final also took place as did the women's 400m and 10000m finals as well as the 4x100m relay finals which featured some drama. Euan and Jason were also delighted to hear shot put champion Yemisi Ogunleye regal the audience with song in the post-event press conference. They look forward to tonight's action and the final event of the athletics on Sunday morning - the women's marathon.

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Euan Crumley and Jason Henderson return to dissect another unpredictable night in Paris. First up they discuss the shock result in the men's 1500m which saw Josh Kerr take silver behind the USA's Cole Hocker. They look at what's next for the great rivals Kerr and Ingebrigtsen. They mull over how the atmosphere in the noise in the stadium is impacting the runners and their performances.

The AW team continue their reporting from the Olympics in Paris and it's been another very exciting night at the Stade de France. The team cover last night's results including Keely Hodgkinson taking gold in the 800m in superb style and Armand (Mondo) Duplantis taking gold in the pole vault and broke his own world record once again on his final jump. They also discuss Valarie Allman's success in the discus and the women's 5000m final.

In the latest episode of the daily Athletics Weekly daily podcast from Paris 2024, Euan Crumley and AW’s Head of Digital Jason Henderson discuss a brilliant Olympic men’s 100m final, plus the impact of Noah Lyles on the sport.

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Euan Crumley and Jason Henderson of the Athletics Weekly team report live from Paris on the first day of the athletics competitions. Despite some challenging weather conditions the athletics kicked off this morning with the race walks. The team look ahead to tomorrow's action at the Stade De France too including the heats for the men's 1500m and the women's 100m heats.

Join Euan Crumley for the very first episode of The Athletics Weekly Podcast, the place to go for all things run, jump and throw. 

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