Jenn Suhr: Inside the mind of a world record breaker
Jenn Suhr tells SPIKES how she won the mental battle to crack Isinbayeva’s record, and why she’s the underdog in Moscow.
Ashton goes long: the weekend in numbers
Ashton Eaton is showing no signs of slowing down; Kipsang is king of NY; Delano Williams PB’s in Jamaica; Pitkamaki is javel-ing like it’s 2007 and the latest from Russia. Read on for SPIKES’ weekend in numbers…
The Siberian Express
When Sergey Shubenkov gets ready to practice hurdling, his eyes light up. Ahead of the 2013 European Indoors this weekend, SPIKES chatted to the young Russian about doing what he loves to do.
Preview: British Athletics International Match, Glasgow
SPIKES tells you everything you need to know about Saturday’s big meet.
Jet set: the second fastest woman in history, Carmelita Jeter, will run the 60m race in Glasgow
Jesse Williams: “If I can jump higher then size doesn’t matter”
Defending high jump world champion Jesse Williams is one of the shortest and heaviest high jumpers to line-up in elite competitions. Here he talks to SPIKES about taking on the Russians in Moscow, and why size doesn’t matter…
The weekend in numbers
Comebacks, world records and Moscow: Jody & Bayo’s 2013 season preview
Athletics’ favourite twins are back with a lowdown of what you can expect to see this year…
Mariya Savinova takes on the world’s fastest interview
SPIKES’ all-star Mr & Mrs: Hooker vs Kostetskaya
Australia’s former world and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker and his girlfriend, Russian world and Olympic 1500m finalist Yekaterina Kostetskaya, put their relationship to the ultimate test in SPIKES’ all-star Mr & Mrs.
Can the Motherland beat Uncle Sam in Moscow?
Recently re-elected Russian Athletics federation chief Valentin Balakhnichev wants Russia to top the medals table at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.
They are one of the traditional athletics superpowers and host nation, so have a decent chance. At five of the past seven editions of the World Championships, they have finished in the top two.
However, not since the 2001 Edmonton World Championships has Russia beaten the mighty USA, so is this a feasible target? At London 2012 the USA led their Russian rivals by one gold medal (nine to eight, since you ask) to top the medal chart.
SPIKES assesses the key battlegrounds for next summer’s Russia v USA medal clash.
Anna Chicherova
Meet the first of five friday SPIKES superheroes. There’s no wall (under 207cm) that could keep Anna at bay…
