Wightman wins men's 1500m gold in front of announcer father at World Athletics Championships

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

Jake Wightman stunned himself by winning the men's 1500m in Oregon ©Getty Images

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Alison dos Santos of Brazil claimed the men's 400m hurdles gold ©Getty Images

Australian Eleanor Patterson won the women's high jump ©Getty Images

Jake Wightman carrying the Scottish and British flags when celebrating his men's 1500m win ©Getty Images

American Noah Lyles celebrating qualifying in the men's 200m ©Getty Images

Norway's Karsten Warholm, the world record holder, failed to win a medal in the men's 400m hurdles ©Getty Images

Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia broke the Championship record in the men's discus throw ©Getty Images

Rai Benjamin and Trevor Bassitt took silver and bronze in the men's 400m hurdles ©Getty Images

Jake Wightman celebrating with his mother after winning the men's 1500m ©Getty Images

Alison dos Santos celebrating his Championship record ©Getty Images

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