Athletics returns to the streets and finds a new audience
City-centre meets with short formats are drawing crowds that stadium events have struggled to reach.
Move the runway into a square, cut the programme to ninety minutes, and the sport looks entirely different.
Organisers say the format is not a gimmick but a response to how people actually spend an evening.
Federations are watching closely; several have already scheduled street events in next season's calendar.
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