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Alison Dos Santos Dethrones Karston Warholm, Jake Wightman Shocks Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Alison Dos Santos ended Karsten Warholm's reign as hurdles king at the world championships on Tuesday while Britain's Jake Wightman won his country's first 1500m gold in 39 years on a day of upsets. Warholm may have been behind one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history when he smashed the 29-year-old world record to win the 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Games in a time of 45.94 sec. But the 26-year-old came to Eugene on the back of a hamstring injury which ultimately put paid to his medal attempt here. Instead, Dos Santos ran the third fastest time of all time and a championship record of 46.29 sec to win gold ahead of Americans Rai Benjamin and Trevor Bassitt.

World Athletics Championships: Jake Wightman stuns field to claim 1500 metres gold - with his father on commentary

Great Britain's Jake Wightman produced the finest run of his career to stun Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and take gold in the 1500 metres at the World Championships in Eugene. Wightman, who secured European and Commonwealth medals in 2018, beat a strong field that also contained Kenyans Timothy Cheruiyot, the defending champion, and Abel Kipsang, who had not been beaten all year. Ad/> The 28-year-old British runner held strong position across the opening laps, moving towards the front as the runners took the bell.

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World Championships: Dos Santos dethrones Warholm after storming to 400m hurdles gold

Alison Dos Santos ended Karsten Warholm's reign as hurdles king at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday while Britain's Jake Wightman won his country's first 1500m gold in 39 years on a day of upsets.

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Alison Dos Santos Dethrones Karston Warholm, Jake Wightman Shocks Jakob Ingebrigtsen

World Athletics Championships: Jake Wightman stuns field to claim 1500 metres gold - with his father on commentary

Inside the Manchester factory where Crunchy Nut Cornflakes were invented

Gro Clinics expands to the UK with Manchester as first location

World Championships: Dos Santos dethrones Warholm after storming to 400m hurdles gold

Imagine him & Worrall: Cooper must finalise Forest swoop for "incredible" £5k-p/w gem - opinion

Michael Schumacher's former manager blasts F1 legend's family for 'lies' over condition

Erling Haaland youth coach tells Pep Guardiola what he's getting at Man City