World Athletics Championships: Jake Wightman wins 1500m gold

 

Britain’s  28-year-old, Jake Wightman clinched the 1500m gold in three minutes 29.23, at the World Championship in Oregon. He is the first British man to win the world 1500m title since Steve Cram in 1983. Wightman’s father Geoff, is the stadium announcer in Hayward Field, Eugene, and was able to call his son’s victory saying, “ Running is coming home Wow. That is my son and he is the world champion”. Ingebrigsten took silver in 3:29.47 and Spain’s Mohamed Katir Third.

Wightman said, “ I was running for my life down the home straight. It is still just shock and disbelief that this has actually happened. It probably won’t sink in until I have retired.”

It is Britain’s second medal of the championships after Laura Muir won bronze in the women’s 1500m on Tuesday.