Jake Wightman crowned 1500m world champion with dad Geoff on stadium commentary
Jake Wightman wrote THE story of the World Athletics Championships by winning 1500 metres gold - with dad Geoff on stadium commentary.
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Wightman relishes special family victory
EUGENE, Ore. : Beating the Olympic champion to win a World Championship gold medal is a feeling few athletes get to experience but Jake Wightman is unique in doing it with his dad commentating on the race, live in the stadium.
Family affair as Jake Wightman clinches 1500m gold at World Championships
Jake Wightman clinched a stunning 1500m gold medal at the World Championships – with dad Geoff commentating on his shock victory.
Olympic champions Warholm, Ingebrigtsen, Stahl falter on day of upsets
EUGENE, Ore. : Karsten Warholm's hopes of winning a third straight World Championships title were dashed while Britain's Jake Wightman felled reigning Olympic 1,500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen on a day of upsets on Tuesday.
World Athletics Championships: Britain's Jake Wightman upstages Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win world 1500m gold
Ingebrigtsen led at the bell for the final lap, but Wightman stuck with the pace and bolted with 200 metres to go, successfully holding off the Norwegian for victory in 3min 29.23sec. Ingebrigtsen took silver in 3:29.47, with Spaniard Mohamed Katir claiming bronze (3:29.90).
Brazil’s Dos Santos powers to 400-meter hurdles win at worlds, US take 2-3
EUGENE, Oregon: Alison Dos Santos of Brazil powered down the homestretch to take the 400-meter hurdles title at the world championships on Tuesday night.
Scotland's Jake Wightman grabs gold for Great Britain at World Championships
Scotland's Jake Wightman has claimed a stunning 1500m gold medal for Great Britain at the World Championships in the United States
Britain's Jake Wightman takes stunning 1500m gold at World Athletics Championships
Nottinghamshire's Jake Wightman has won Britain's first gold at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.