If you want to follow the Athletics World Championships results, news and standings in great detail then downloading an app to your smartphone is a good move. Here are a few of the best ones around right now.
UK Sports News (Pro +)
This is a highly rated free Android app which brings together the latest sports news from the BBC and Sky. There are lots of different search functions and it is easy to get around and find the stories you are interested in thanks to a slick and easy to pick up interface. For staying up to date on the athletics results and other sports news this is hard to beat.
All Sports News
This is a free Window Phone 7 app. There are a lot of American sports on it but you will also find European soccer, Formula 1 and athletics in among the college football and basketball news. Includes Twitter feeds and lots and lots of information and stats. The only problem might be tearing you away from all of the information to do something else every now and then.
Sky Sports News
This app is free for Apple, Blackberry, Symbian and Android phones. It gives you a huge selection of stories and results to pick from so you can delve in as deeply as you like to find out what is happening in the world of sport. The on screen presentation is very near and simple, despite the amount of information on it. Well worth a go if you like nut just athletics but also other sports as well.
Get Running (couch to 5K)
If all the running around makes you want to get fit then this is an iPhone app to help you on your way. It costs less than a couple of quid and there is the voice of a real human coach to motivate you along the way. There are lots of details and ways of customising it too. The Android version is abbreviated to C25K but does the same job.
Athletics Weekly
This is the iPhone version of a runner’s magazine. You need to pay a fairly steep monthly or annual subscription for it but it comes packed with features and articles for serious runners and fans alike.
International Athletics
Ok, so if the World Championship gets you interested in running but not enough to look out your shorts there is another option. This iPhone game costs a little over a pound but gives you the timeless fun or running and jumping over hurdles.
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