Cole Hocker has gatecrashed the most eagerly-awaited grudge match of the Paris Olympics athletics meet to claim a glorious 1500m gold for the United States.
The final had been billed as a heavyweight clash between defending Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and reigning world champ Josh Kerr, who make little effort to hide their mutual antipathy.
But Hocker insisted afterwards he always believed his very best would be good enough for gold, even if hardly anyone else did.
