9 h. ago Why Jake Wightman has no regrets over agonising World Championship silver medal

In a dramatic 1500m final, Wightman was dramatically pipped on the line by Isaac Nader but still brought home GB’s first medal of the Championships in Tokyo

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11 h. ago Jake Wightman reveals how he overcame ‘very bleak years’ to land silver medal at World Athletics Championships

The Briton produced an outstanding run to claim 1500m silver to complete a remarkable comeback from injury, with defending champion and Team GB colleague Josh Kerr pulling up injured before finishing last

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11 h. ago Jake Wightman secures 1500m world silver as Josh Kerr pulls up in Tokyo final

Portugal’s Isaac Nader triumphed, with Dutch favourite Niels Laros finishing fifth.

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11 h. ago World Athletics Championships: Great Britain clinch first medal as Jake Wightman takes silver in 1500m

Reigning world champion Josh Kerr pulled up with an injury midway through the race

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11 h. ago Jake Wightman stuns to land medal in world 1500m final as Josh Kerr suffers title defence dejection

How Scots trio fared in final of men’s 1500m in Tokyo

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11 h. ago Jake Wightman pipped on line as Isaac Nader surges to 1500m World Championship gold

Silver medal for GB but injured Josh Kerr finishes lastJust 0.02sec second separates first from secondWe have seen some extraordinary men’s 1500m finals in recent years. Put Tokyo down as another stone-cold classic. Most expected a shootout between Britain’s Josh Kerr and the young Dutch superstar Niels Laros. Instead the Portuguese Isaac Nader swooped from the gods and ripped up the script.For much of the final 200m it looked as though Britain’s Jake Wightman was about to repeat his gold medal victory in Eugene in 2022. That would have been some story, given he has missed much of the past three years since due to succession of injuries, starting with a fractured foot while doing plyometrics.This report will be updated Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Jake Wightman’s ‘perfect fairytale’ denied on the line as Isaac Nader surges to 1500m gold

Silver medal for 31-year-old as injury thwarts Josh KerrJust 0.02sec separates first from second in Tokyo thrillerWhen Jake Wightman sat on the bus to the 1500m heats at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, he told himself that if he failed to make it through he was done. He was 31. His body was breaking down so often he felt he had post-traumatic stress disorder. And he feared his best days were behind him. Yet, just three days later, what had seemed like a final hurrah became a glorious resurrection.What a fighter. What an athlete. What a 1500m final. Most expected this to be a shootout between Britain’s defending champion, Josh Kerr, and the young Dutch star Niels Laros. Instead the script was flipped on its head and ripped into pieces. Twice. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Jake Wightman’s ‘perfect fairytale’ denied on the line by Isaac Nader surge

Silver medal for Briton in Tokyo as injury thwarts KerrJust 0.02sec separates first from second in 1500m finalWhen Jake Wightman sat on the bus to the 1500m heats at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, he told himself that if he failed to make it through he was done. He was 31. His body was breaking down so often that he felt he had post‑traumatic stress disorder. And he feared his best days were behind him. Yet, just three days later, what had seemed like a final hurrah became a glorious resurrection.What a fighter. What an athlete. What a 1500m final. Most expected this to be a shootout between Britain’s defending champion, Josh Kerr, and the young Dutch star Niels Laros. Instead the script was flipped on its head and ripped into pieces. Twice. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Kerr goes for 1500m gold after Ingebrigtsen and Hocker shocks

Kerr bids to retain his 1500m title but faces the threat of Niels Laros in a highly anticipated showdown in Tokyo

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35 h. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Kipyegon wins fourth 1500m title, Tinch storms to 110m hurdles gold – live

Faith Kipyegon won the women’s 1500m for the fourth time in a row, while Cordell Tinch took the men’s 110 hurdles We’re almost ready to start with heat one of seven in the men’s 800m. The first three in each heat go through to the semis, along with the three fastest losers. Djamel Sedjati of Algeria, the Olympic silver medallist, is the class of this field.Hudson-Smith, we learn, tightened up on the bus to the stadium, hence his relatively poor run in the heat. Presumably he’ll have taken steps to recuperate and avoid the same problem; hopefully for him, two days was enough to get things sorted. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Jake Wightman bidding to recreate history at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

The Manchester-based runner is back in the World Championship final in Tokyo as one of three Brits

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59 h. ago Josh Kerr ready for ‘real battle’ as Niels Laros qualifies quickest for world 1500m final

Defending champion Kerr will be joined in the final by fellow Scots Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley.

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7 d. ago Sebastian Coe hails ‘mahogany hard’ Keely Hodgkinson and calls Gout Gout ‘real deal’

Pair tipped for greatness before world championships Coe says ‘you have to marvel’ at Hodgkinson comebackKeely Hodgkinson could end her career as one of the greatest of all time while the 17-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout is the real deal, Sebastian Coe has predicted on the eve of the world championships in Tokyo.Coe won two Olympic 1500m gold medals, broke nine world records and has known most of track and field’s biggest stars in the past 50 years. So his words carry extra weight, particularly when it comes to the 800m, the event in which he held the world record for 18 years. Continue reading...

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