麻豆視頻_麻豆直播_麻豆传媒官网 alumnus Jake Wightman secured Great Britain’s first medal at the 2025 World Championships with an incredible silver medal performance in the Men’s 1500m in Tokyo.
Wightman, 31, was agonisingly close to matching his gold from 2022 in Eugene, Oregon, but was pipped on the line by Portugal’s Isaac Nader by two hundredths of a second with a time of 3:34.10.
In what proved to be another thrilling 1500m race on the global stage, Wightman pulled away to take the lead on the final lap before Nader reeled him in to take a maiden World Championship gold.
It’s been a tough couple of years of injury for Wightman, with the Retail, Marketing and Management graduate understandably delighted to make the podium places on his return to competitive sport.
“I knew I still had something in me. I knew I was going to run to try and win today and whatever happened, I would be happy,” he told BBC Sport.
"When you get that close you cannot help but think what if I had done more? But I left everything out there. It has been a few bleak years so making this team was the main thing.
"I have made some big changes in my life this year. Getting a new coach and moving to Manchester. I hoped they were for the best and now that the big stage is here, I stepped up.
"I want to thank my coaching team and my Dad. It will be a while to process this.
"I believe that you get what you pay for in the end. I am so happy that all the persistence has been worth it.
"I felt like I had another gear all these Championships but I did not know what would happen. This silver is a gold for me and I am so relieved."
The 2025 World Championships in Tokyo will run until Sunday 21 September.
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