Here are our most popular online features and stories during the last 12 months
As the year draws to a close, it’s always interesting to look at the articles that received the most views on athleticsweekly.com.
Top Athletics Articles of 2024: The Stories That Captivated Fans
Athletics fans from more than 200 countries around the world clicked into our website during 2024 and here are the top 20 stories from that period.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ineligible for Diamond League 200m and 400m finals.
McLaughlin-Levrone is one of the biggest names in the sport and her exclusion from the Diamond League finals was a big deal, it caught your attention and became our most clicked-into piece of the year.
Kipyegon Bett (Getty)
Former world under-20 800m champion Kipyegon Bett dies aged 26.
Kenyan runner was in hospital receiving treatment for an illness when he died.
Paris Olympic medal predictions.
Everyone enjoys reading – and making – predictions for major championships and our Paris predictions were widely read in the run-up to the Games.
Six of the best running shoes from 2024.
Our monthly print magazine features shoes reviews every issue and we often put some of these online a few weeks after the issue has come out. In this case, this was a popular topic.
Parkrun petition gathers pace.
Parkrun articles have been very popular in recent years on our site with ‘parkrun world records’ often doing well. This time a petition against the decision to scrap age group and course records was something you cared about.
Kate Carter cleared of cheating at London Marathon.
The journalist caused a storm of controversy and our exclusive story of her being cleared of wrongdoing by England Athletics ended up being high up in our top 20 articles of the year.
Dwain Chambers (Getty)
Age is no barrier for Dwain Chambers.
A late contender, this feature only went online a few days ago but has already built up a large number of page views. Not everyone was happy with his AW masters athlete of the year award but it didn’t stop you clicking into read our interview with him.
An in-depth look at the Norwegian method of endurance training.
This article was a mere book review but about a subject that clearly has caught the imagination of the distance running world.
Divine Iheme (Pat Scaasi)
Divine Iheme runs world age 14 best for 100m of 10.30.
None of our reports from the World Under-20 Championships in Peru made this list but generally our readers are interested in the exploits of young athletes and Divine Iheme has certainly caught your attention.
Vote for your athletes of 2024.
Our annual readers’ vote is always popular and in addition to our website views our social media posts on this topic proved massively popular as well.
Jarmila Kratochvílová (Mark Shearman)
The world 800m record that stood the test of time.
Jarmila Kratochvílová’s mark was set in 1983 but is now under threat from Keely Hodgkinson and Athing Mu. Here we look at the background and history of the record.
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Chepngetich’s world marathon record tests the belief of fans.
The Kenyan’s 2:09:56 world women’s record caused amazement in the athletics world and we explored the reaction in this article.
Linford documentary an engrossing but uncomfortable watch.
Plenty of TV programmes came out this year focusing on athletics such as the Daley Thompson documentary and Netflix Sprint series. But the article you clicked into the most was our review of the Linford Christie documentary.
Yared Nuguse and Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)
Hocker vs Kerr vs Nuguse vs Ingebrigtsen at Zurich Diamond League.
The men’s Olympic 1500m final in Paris was much anticipated but the story that got the most views on our site when it came to this event was the subsequent clash between the main contenders at the Zurich Diamond League.
McLaughlin-Levrone to race special 200m and 400m races at Diamond League in Brussels.
With McLaughlin-Levrone’s inability to race in Brussels being our No.1 story of the year, it’s no surprise that a piece on her being allowed to race was also in the top 20.
Parkrun ditches age and course category records.
The original article on parkrun’s controversial decision to scrap its stats on its website.
Steve Jones’ world marathon record 40 years on.
Nostalgia is another popular topic among our readers and you enjoyed this jog down memory lane. Of course you can read much of this kind of material more by signing up for access to our magazine archive, with every issue dating back to 1945, for just £3.99/month.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Getty)
World records for Mahuchikh and Kipyegon in Paris.
This Diamond League event provided a superb prelude to the Olympics itself with high jump and 1500m women’s world records.
Sifan Hassan (Getty)
Mysterious headband Sifan Hassan wore on way to Olympic gold.
After the Dutch runner’s amazing marathon win in Paris, we ran a story on the headband she wore and the advantages it gives runners.
Beatrice Chebet
World 5km record falls to Beatrice Chebet.
Technically this article was published in 2023 (on December 31) but the clicks continued into the new year and it squeaked into our top 20 articles of 2024 list.
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