Athletics: What's happening in 1993: Highlights of the sporting year to come

Jan 9 Reebok International Cross/IAAF World Cross Country Challenge (Mallusk, Belfast).

Jan 30 Pearl International Indoor Games, including GB v Russia (Kelvin Hall, Glasgow).

Jan 30-31 Spain v Netherlands v France v GB, indoor (Spain).

Feb 6 championships/UK World cross country championship trials (Corby).

Feb 7 Belgium v England, indoor (Ghent).

Feb 10 UAU indoor championships (NIA, Birmingham).

Feb 13 Vauxhall International: GB v US (NIA, Birmingham).

Feb 19 Scotland v Wales, indoor (Kelvin Hall, Glasgow).

Feb 20 English Women's National cross country championships (Stopsley Park, Luton).

Feb 26-27 AAA Indoor championships (NIA, Birmingham).

Feb 27 English Men's National cross country championships (Parliament Hill, London); Scottish men's national cross country championships (Falkirk).

Feb 28 Scottish women's national cross country championships (Irvine);

Mar 12-14 IAAF World indoor championships (Toronto, Canada).

Mar 13-14 AAA Indoor Combined Events championships (Cosford).

Mar 20 National relays (Mansfield).

Mar 28 IAAF World Cross Country championships (Amorebieta, Spain);

Apr 17 International 10km road race/Ulster Milk Games event (Belfast).

Apr 18 London Marathon.

May 29-30 European men's clubs' championship (Budapest); Italy v Czechoslovakia v GB, multi-events (Alazano, Italy).

June 4 Pearl European relays (Portsmouth).

June 5-6 European women's clubs' championship (Cyprus).

June 6 Hungary v GB v Italy, jumps & throws (Tata, Hungary).

June 12-13 Pearl British championships (Crystal Palace).

July 16-17 Panasonic AAA championships (Birmingham).

July 22 Hungary v Wales v Czechoslovakia v Slovenia (Budapest, Hungary).

July 23 TSB/IAAF Grand Prix meeting (Crystal Palace).

July 30 Vauxhall Invitation/IAAF Invitational meeting (Gateshead).

Aug 1 Northern Ireland v England v Australia (Derry).

Aug 14-22 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Stuttgart).

Aug 28-29 Ukraine v England (Kiev).

Aug 29 Lucozade Games/IAAF Invitational meeting (Sheffield).

Sept 10 Mobil/IAAF Grand Prix finals (Crystal Palace).

Sept 17 Hungary v Ukraine v Russia v Great Britain (Salgotarjan).