Here are our most popular online features and stories from the past 12 months
As the year comes to a close, it’s always interesting to look at the articles that have received the most views on athleticsweekly.com.
Athletics fans from over 200 countries around the world clicked through to our site in 2024, and here are the top 20 stories from that time.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levron has been ruled out of the Diamond League 200m and 400m finals.
McLaughlin-Levron is one of the biggest names in the sport, and his omission from the Diamond League Finals was a big deal, it grabbed your attention and became our most clicked piece of the year.
Kipyegon Beth (Getty)
The Kenyan runner was in hospital receiving treatment for an illness when he died.
Paris Olympic medal predictions.
Everyone enjoys reading and making predictions about the major leagues, and our Paris predictions were widely read in the run-up to the games.
Six of the best running shoes of 2024.
Our monthly print magazine features shoe reviews for each issue, and we often post a few of them online a few weeks after the issue is released.In this case, this was a popular topic.
The parkrun petition is gathering pace.
Parkrun articles have been very popular on our website in recent years, with parkrun world records often doing well.This time you were interested in the petition against the decision to remove age groups and course records.
Kate Carter was acquitted of cheating in the London marathon.
The journalist caused a storm of controversy and our exclusive story of him being cleared of wrongdoing by England Athletics featured in our top 20 stories of the year.
Dwayne Chambers (Getty)
Age is no barrier for Dwayne Chambers.
A late contender, this feature only came online a few days ago, but has already generated a lot of pageviews, and not everyone is happy with it AW: The Masters Athlete of the Year award, but that didn’t stop you from clicking through for our interview with him.
An in-depth look at the Norwegian method of endurance training.
This article was just a book review, but about a topic that has clearly captured the imagination of the distance running world.
Divine Ihem (Pat Scaasi)
Divine Iheme runs world best under 14 100m from 10.30am.
None of our reports from the Under-20 World Cup in Peru made this list, but our readers are mostly interested in the exploits of young athletes, and Divine Ihem certainly caught your eye.
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 the topic have also been popular.
Yarmila Kratochvilova (Mark Shearman)
The 800m world record that stood the test of time.
Jarmila Kratochvilova’s mark was set in 1983, but is now under threat from Kiley Hodgkinson and Ating Mu. Here we look at the background and history of the record.
Ruth Cepngetich (Getty)
The Chepngetich marathon world record tests the faith of fans.
Kenya’s women’s world record of 2:09:56 sent shockwaves through the athletics world, and we explore the reaction in this article.
Linford’s documentary is an engaging but uncomfortable watch.
This year saw the release of many TV shows focused on athletics, such as the Daley Thompson documentary and the Netflix series Sprint, but the article you clicked on the most was our review of the Linford Christie documentary.
Jared Nuguse and Jacob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)
Hawker vs Kerr vs Nuguse vs Ingebrigtsen in the Zurich Diamond League.
The men’s Olympic 1500m final in Paris was highly anticipated, but the story that garnered the most views on our site when it came down to the event was the ensuing clash between the main contenders in the Zurich Diamond League.
McLaughlin-Levron will run special 200m and 400m races at the Brussels Diamond League.
With McLaughlin-Levron’s inability to compete in Brussels being our No. 1 story of the year, it’s no surprise that a piece on his race clearance also made the top 20.
Parkrun bypasses age and course category entries.
Original article about Parkrun’s controversial decision to delete its statistics on its website.
Steve Jones’ world marathon record 40 years later.
Nostalgia is another popular topic among our readers and you’ll enjoy this trip down memory lane.Of course, you can read most of this stuff by subscribing to our magazine archive for just £3.99/month for every issue dating back to 1945 with a fee.
Yaroslava Mahuchich (River)
World records of Mahuchich and Kipyegon in Paris.
This Diamond League event was a great prelude to the Olympics with high jump and women’s 1500m world records.
Sifan Hasan (Getty)
The mysterious headband Sifan Hasan wore on his way to Olympic gold.
Following a Dutch runner’s marathon victory in Paris, we ran a story on the headscarf she wore and the benefits it offers runners.
Beatrice Chebet
The 5 km world record went to Beatrice Chebet.
Technically, this article was published in 2023 (December 31st), but the clicks continued into the new year, and it ended up on our top 20 articles of 2024 list.
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