Because the 12 months attracts to a detailed, it’s at all times attention-grabbing to have a look at the articles that acquired essentially the most views on athleticsweekly.com.
Athletics followers from greater than 200 international locations around the globe clicked into our web site throughout 2024 and listed here are the highest 20 tales from that interval.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ineligible for Diamond League 200m and 400m finals.
McLaughlin-Levrone is likely one of the largest names within the sport and her exclusion from the Diamond League finals was a giant deal, it caught your consideration and have become our most clicked-into piece of the 12 months.
Kipyegon Bett (Getty)
Former world under-20 800m champion Kipyegon Bett dies aged 26.
Kenyan runner was in hospital receiving remedy for an sickness when he died.
Paris Olympic medal predictions.
Everybody enjoys studying – and making – predictions for main championships and our Paris predictions have been broadly learn within the run-up to the Video games.
Six of the very best trainers from 2024.
Our month-to-month print journal options footwear opinions each challenge and we frequently put a few of these on-line just a few weeks after the problem has come out. On this case, this was a preferred matter.
Parkrun petition gathers tempo.
Parkrun articles have been very fashionable in recent times on our website with ‘parkrun world data’ typically doing effectively. This time a petition towards the choice to scrap age group and course data was one thing you cared about.
Kate Carter cleared of dishonest at London Marathon.
The journalist brought about a storm of controversy and our unique story of her being cleared of wrongdoing by England Athletics ended up being excessive up in our prime 20 articles of the 12 months.
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Age is not any barrier for Dwain Chambers.
A late contender, this function solely went on-line just a few days in the past however has already constructed up a lot of web page views. Not everybody was blissful along with his AW masters athlete of the 12 months award nevertheless it didn’t cease you clicking into learn our interview with him.
An in-depth have a look at the Norwegian technique of endurance coaching.
This text was a mere guide evaluation however a few topic that clearly has caught the creativeness of the space operating world.
Divine Iheme (Pat Scaasi)
Divine Iheme runs world age 14 greatest for 100m of 10.30.
None of our stories from the World Beneath-20 Championships in Peru made this listing however typically our readers have an interest within the exploits of younger athletes and Divine Iheme has definitely caught your consideration.
Vote on your athletes of 2024.
Our annual readers’ vote is at all times well-liked and along with our web site views our social media posts on this matter proved massively well-liked as effectively.
Jarmila Kratochvílová (Mark Shearman)
The world 800m file that stood the check of time.
Jarmila Kratochvílová’s mark was set in 1983 however is now underneath menace from Keely Hodgkinson and Athing Mu. Right here we have a look at the background and historical past of the file.
Ruth Chepngetich (Getty)
Chepngetich’s world marathon file assessments the idea of followers.
The Kenyan’s 2:09:56 world girls’s file brought about amazement within the athletics world and we explored the response on this article.
Linford documentary an engrossing however uncomfortable watch.
Loads of TV programmes got here out this 12 months specializing in athletics such because the Daley Thompson documentary and Netflix Dash collection. However the article you clicked into essentially the most was our evaluation of the Linford Christie documentary.
Yared Nuguse and Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)
Hocker vs Kerr vs Nuguse vs Ingebrigtsen at Zurich Diamond League.
The lads’s Olympic 1500m closing in Paris was a lot anticipated however the story that received essentially the most views on our website when it got here to this occasion was the following conflict between the principle contenders on the Zurich Diamond League.
McLaughlin-Levrone to race particular 200m and 400m races at Diamond League in Brussels.
With McLaughlin-Levrone’s lack of ability to race in Brussels being our No.1 story of the 12 months, it’s no shock {that a} piece on her being allowed to race was additionally within the prime 20.
Parkrun ditches age and course class data.
The unique article on parkrun’s controversial determination to scrap its stats on its web site.
Steve Jones’ world marathon file 40 years on.
Nostalgia is one other well-liked matter amongst our readers and also you loved this jog down reminiscence lane. In fact you possibly can learn a lot of this type of materials extra by signing up for entry to our journal archive, with each challenge courting again to 1945, for simply £3.99/month.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Getty)
World data for Mahuchikh and Kipyegon in Paris.
This Diamond League occasion offered an outstanding prelude to the Olympics itself with excessive bounce and 1500m girls’s world data.
Sifan Hassan (Getty)
Mysterious headband Sifan Hassan wore on approach to Olympic gold.
After the Dutch runner’s superb marathon win in Paris, we ran a narrative on the scarf she wore and the benefits it provides runners.
Beatrice Chebet
World 5km file falls to Beatrice Chebet.
Technically this text was revealed in 2023 (on December 31) however the clicks continued into the brand new 12 months and it squeaked into our prime 20 articles of 2024 listing.
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