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Jake Wightman's stunning 1,500-meter win makes for surreal family moment

EUGENE, Ore. — In the uppermost row of Hayward Field's section 222, Geoff Wightman looked away from the men's 1,500-meter medal ceremony taking place on the track two decks of grandstands beneath him and allowed his gaze to drift into the Coburg Hills. He blinked twice, breathed deeply once and,…

Los Angeles Times

Jake Wightman's dad tells all after sharing world gold medal joy with his son

Geoff Wightman had provided the soundtrack to his son’s races for as long as he could remember, but this was something new. Jake had just become Britain’s first male world 1500m champion since Steve Cram in 1983

Daily Mirror

World Championships | Dos Santos dethrones Warholm, Wightman shocks Ingebrigtsen

Dos Santos ran the third fastest time of all time and a championship record of 46.29sec to win gold ahead of Americans Rai Benjamin and Trevor Bassitt

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The Beautiful Mystique of the Hayward Field Tower

With the tower looming over the world championships in Eugene, one writer’s obsession with the out-of-place structure turned into an upset like many of the races held below.

Sports Illustrated

Jake Wightman owed a Mars bar by athletics club coach after ‘amazing’ gold medal

The Scot produced the performance of his life to beat Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to the line in the men’s 1,500m

The Independent UK

Who is Nottingham-born Jake Wightman? The first British man to win World Championship gold in the 1,500m since Steve Cram

The Nottingham-born athlete stunned the world of athletics with his storming run at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon

Nottingham Post

Briton Wightman Takes Surprise 1,500m Gold with Dad Commentating

Briton Jake Wightman took a superb world championship 1,500m gold as he out-kicked Olympic champion and hot favorite Jakob Ingebrigtsen on the final lap on Tuesday, with his proud father Geoff calling him home as the stadium announcer. Wightman's father and coach, used to the combination by now but never…

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Jake Wightman wins 1500m gold at World Championships as father commentates

Wightman won 1500m gold as his dad Geoff commentated

The Independent UK

Steve Cram hails Jake Wightman’s bravery to win World Championship gold

Wightman secured the country’s first victory in the event since Cram in 1983.

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman stuns 1500m field to claim world title as dad commentates

A pre-race outsider in a stellar field, the 28-year-old delivered Team GB’s first gold medal of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene

The Guardian - AU

Family affair as Jake Wightman clinches 1500m gold at World Championships

Wightman won 1500m gold as his dad Geoff commentated

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman claims 1500m world title as his father commentates

Wightman took a stunning 1500m world title in Eugene

The Independent UK

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's finger-wagging showmanship driven by his 'bad' urge to win

EUGENE, Ore. — After he'd crossed the finish line on a warm May evening in San Juan Capistrano, his index finger wagging lest anyone doubt his victory, distance-running sensation Jakob Ingebrigtsen spent the next 45 minutes posing for dozens of teenaged fans' requests for selfies.

Los Angeles Times

Josh Kerr ready to turn the heat up on his rivals in Eugene

The Scot won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Neil Gourley claims he's proved UK Athletics' experts wrong by securing selection for world championships

NEIL GOURLEY claims he has proved his backers right – and UK Athletics' experts wrong – by securing selection for next month’s world…

The Independent UK

Oslo Diamond League live stream: How to watch 2022 meet online and on TV

The Oslo Diamond League will be headlined by Jakob Ingebrigtsen and the Dream Mile

The Independent UK

Oslo Diamond League schedule and start times including Dream Mile 2022

The Oslo Diamond League will be headlined by Jakob Ingebrigtsen and the Dream Mile

Evening Standard

Erik Sowinski interview: Life as a Diamond League pacemaker

Flick on tomorrow night’s Prefontaine Classic for the prestigious Bowerman Mile and while all the talk will be of the latest instalment of the burgeoning rivalry between Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Timothy Cheruiyot, Olympic and world champions, respectively, the man likely to spend just as much time on your TV screen…

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The Independent UK

‘It’s fairytale stuff’: University student Matthew Stonier relishing Diamond League debut

Exclusive interview: The 20-year-old Loughborough student will feature in a stacked men’s 1,500m in Birmingham after victory in the Nike Emsley Carr Mile

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