IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING ATHLETICS SEASON
Interesting, of course, being a polite euphemism that can cover so many peculiarities. There’s so many that it is hard to know where to start, but some of the leading candidates include:
- A poorly structured season that left an abyss between the higher profile meets of the year and the nationals
- Poor crowd attendances across the domestic season - A head to head clash of meets with the Hunter Track Classic and Brisbane Track Classic - A total disinterest in the sport from the mainstream media, to the extent that two major newspapers (The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian) now see no reason to employ a specific athletics correspondent
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Yet, the things that the majority of us are passionate about – the performance of our athletes – goes from strength to strength. Two world indoor champions in Steve Hooker and Fabrice Lapierre and what looks destined to be the largest athletics team ever to leave Australia’s shores when the Commonwealth Games team is selected are testament to the talent and resolve of our athletes in spite of the problems the sport faces. We’ve tried to capture a snapshot of that talent in this edition. It would have been easy to fill our pages with tributes to Steve Hooker or Fabrice Lapierre as our latest world champions, but we’ve decided to spread our coverage more to the tier of athlete below: those who aspire, have the talent, can achieve great things, but unfortunately are not going to receive the mainstream media coverage we feel they deserve. One thing the astute observer may notice with this edition is that we have virtually been able to rely on our own collection of photography in putting this issue together. Some of this is in part due to the professional quality of images by Chris Lew, who has joined the Inside Athletics team this season. To look at our full editorial collection of photos, which now numbers more than 3000, visit www.insideathletics.zenfolio.com . You can even buy copies of photos for personal use!
See you around the tracks!
Tim McGrath
www.insideathletics.com.au
Inside Athletics is an independently owned and operated online magazine which is editorial in nature. Unless otherwise noted, the opinions expressed in the magazine are those of Inside Athletics and do not represent the official views of Athletics Australia.
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