Nostalgia

Nostalgia

Classic athletics action from yesteryear

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Museum of World Athletics hits Tokyo 2025!

The mobile MOWA exhibition is in the Japanese capital and is poised to stage a special event on Tuesday. Sebastian […]
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How athletics has changed throughout the decades

Bob Phillips, whose imagination was first captured by athletics in the 1950s, reflects on his own experiences and how the […]
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My greatest race: Tom McKean

Scottish 800m runner looks back on his European victory in Split in 1990 in 1:44.76 The 1986 Commonwealth Games in […]
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Jürgen Straub – the man in the middle

The Coe and Ovett Olympic showdowns in Moscow are iconic moments, writes Mick O’Hare, but few people remember the athlete […]
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Greatest moments in athletics history: 2020-25

Our series to mark the 80th anniversary of AW continues with the most recent years Warholm’s run of wonder Karsten […]
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Greatest moments in athletics history: 2010-2019

This decade included the exploits of Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill among others Super Saturday “Super” just doesn’t […]
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British athletics in danger of losing NUTS archive of historical items

Rare books, magazines, programmes and priceless track and field memorabilia urgently need a new home
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Greatest moments in athletics history: 2000-2009

This decade featured Olympics in Sydney, Athens and Beijing as we celebrate the most memorable events in the 80-year history of AW
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Greatest moments in athletics history: 1990-99

This decade included memorable performances by Liz McColgan, Sally Gunnell, Linford Christie, Jonathan Edwards and Colin Jackson as our 'greatest […]
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Greatest moments in athletics history: 1980-89

This decade included Olympics in Moscow, LA and Seoul as our 'greatest moments' series continues to mark the 80th anniversary […]
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Greatest moments in athletics history: 1970-79

There was revolution and plenty of records in this decade as our 'greatest moments' series continues to mark the 80th anniversary […]
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Greatest moments in athletics history: 1960-69

We look at some of the finest performances from the 1960s in our 'greatest moments' series to mark the 80th […]
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