AW Magazine

16 March 2023

The March issue of AW focuses on the power of the mind and the psychological side of athletics. We hear how finding happiness paved the way for Jazmin Sawyers to strike long jump gold at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, while there’s an exclusive interview with Marcol Airale, the young coach who is working to make some of Britain’s top sprinting talent to believe – through a mixture of precision and passion. European indoor medallist Verity Ockenden also writes about how learning to keep herself on a more even psychological keel has helped her to develop and sports psychologist Josephine Perry takes us through the approach and techniques she uses to help athletes at all levels. As part of that section, author Richard Askwith also shines the spotlight on the masters athletes who continue to do remarkable things, flying in the face of advancing age to produce remarkable performances worthy of far greater attention. Elsewhere in the issue, there’s a look at the main talking points from those European Indoor Championships, while columnist Katharine Merry insists we can’t take the current group of world record-breakers for granted and Ben Bloom urges athletes and agents to work more closely with the media to help promote the sport to a wider audience. Paul Halford also asks if Britain is providing enough competition opportunities, Harriet Knowles-Jones talks openly about her long road back from illness and our packed performance section provides a range of top tips and expert advice.