Atheltics Weekly

IAAF WORLD CHAMPS 2017
LONDON 2017
– WHAT’S ON
DON’T MISS A MOMENT OF THE IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
OR those not lucky enough to
F
have tickets for inside the
London Stadium to watch the
action, there are still many
ways you can enjoy the IAAF World
Championships in the coming days.
For starters the action will be shown live
on the BBC and British Eurosport.
The BBC welcomes Jessica Ennis-Hill to
its coverage team, while Michael Johnson
returns to add his insights as a pundit.
As published in last week’s AW, the
event sees Brendan Foster bring the curtain
down on his long-time BBC commentary
career as he joins fellow BBC athletics
colleagues such as Steve Cram, Paula
Radcliffe, Denise Lewis, Colin Jackson,
Steve Backley and Andrew Cotter, while
Phil Jones acts as trackside interviewer.
The BBC coverage kicks-off on August
3 with a one-hour preview programme on
BBC2 at 7pm, followed by more than 60
hours of coverage over the subsequent
10 days. BBC2 will also have a 30-minute
highlights programme at 10pm every
night presented by Gabby Logan and
Ore Oduba, while BBC Radio 5 Live’s
coverage will see Sonja McLaughlan as
lead presenter alongside Mike Costello and
Darren Campbell.
“I AM ABSOLUTELY
CERTAIN WE WILL
SEE SOME NEW
STARS EMERGE
FROM THE SHADOWS
AND BECOME
HOUSEHOLD NAMES”
GREG RUTHERFORD
Greg Rutherford: recently provided Channel 4 with Para Champs analysis and will now be seen on Eurosport
Eurosport, meanwhile, continues its
long-time coverage of track and field with
comprehensive action from London with
commentary from Tim Hutchings, Martin
Gillingham and Chris Dennis.
Jonathan Edwards is the main presenter
on Eurosport and the channel has been
boosted this month by the addition of Greg
Rutherford as an expert analyst as the
injured long jumper leaps from sand pit to
studio.
Rutherford said: “As an athlete there
is no substitute for the thrill of competing
in a world-class event such as the World
Championships. But being given the
opportunity to provide my own analysis
and experience to millions of athletics fans
watching on Eurosport is easily the next
best thing.
“There are some incredible athletes
competing in London and viewers are in for
a real treat. This is the first major athletics
event of the new Olympic cycle leading up
to Tokyo 2020 so I am absolutely certain we
will see some new stars emerge from the
shadows and become household names.”
n AW’s coverage of the IAAF World Champs
dominates our next two issues
n The August 10 issue of AW will feature
reports, results, news and photographs from
the first four days of the championships,
including both 100m finals, marathons,
men’s 10,000m and heptathlon
n The August 17 issue of AW will feature
action from the final six days of the
championships
n Look out for regular updates on our
website, Twitter and Facebook pages
n Our five-strong team in London includes
photographer Mark Shearman plus writers
Jessica Whittington, Steve Smythe, Euan
Crumley and Jason Henderson
MARK SHEARMAN
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