SPIKES (magazine)
 The SPIKES logo | |
| Editor | David Hall |
|---|---|
| Categories | Athletics |
| Frequency | three per year |
| Publisher | Haymarket Network |
| Founded | 2008 |
| First issue | July 2008 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | SPIKES |
| ISSN | 1758039 |
SPIKES is an athletics website and magazine published by Haymarket Network in conjunction with the IAAF and UK Athletics.
The magazine and website were launched[1] in July 2008 at an event attended by IAAF vice president Lord Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, Jonathan Edwards, Colin Jackson and Wilson Kipketer.
The magazine is currently published three times a year, costing £2.50 and is 64 pages in English only.
Although presently only distributed to UK households, the magazine covers all of world athletics. The aim is to raise awareness of the sport and recognition of the athletes by encouraging discussion through challenging features and profiles.
The website sits alongside the magazine and includes different features, videos of world records, descriptions of the main disciplines within the sport and profiles of the heroes of the sport, as well as a public vote on the current top 100 athletes worldwide and previews of the big events.
Content
Heroes
The current Spikes athletics heroes are:
- Paula Radcliffe Great Britain Marathon
- Yelena Isinbayeva Russia Pole vault
- Allyson Felix USA 200m and 400m
- Tyson Gay USA 100m and 200m
- Asafa Powell Jamaica 100m
- Liu Xiang China 110m hurdles
- Jeremy Wariner USA 400m
- Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 10,000m
- Blanka Vlasic Croatia High jump
- Carolina Kluft Sweden Heptathlon
References
- ^ "SPIKES magazine launched in UK". International Sports Press Association. July 4 2008.
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