Jake Wightman stuns to land medal in world 1500m final as Josh Kerr suffers title defence dejection

Jake Wightman stuns to land medal in world 1500m final as Josh Kerr suffers title defence dejection

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Men's 1500m final: Comebacks, missteps lead to unexpected win

Inspiring the culture of the sport of athletics with well prepared and thought-provoking content, that is written, podcast, video and images. © Copyright – 2025 – Athletics Illustrated The 2025 men’s 1500 metre final race at the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships finished just about as unexpectedly as could be. Jakob Ingebrigtsen from Norway, one of the pre-meet favourites to win or at least medal, was eliminated early. Apparently, he is i…

Jake Wightman wins 1500m silver in dramatic World Championships final

Fellow Scot Josh Kerr, World Champion in 2023, suffered a nightmare final, pulling up with an injury mid-race and finishing last.

Jake Wightman secures 1500m world silver as Josh Kerr pulls up in Tokyo final - Rother Radio

Great Britain’s Jake Wightman claimed a stunning world 1500 metres silver medal after defending champion Josh Kerr pulled up in a final won by Portugal’s Isaac Nader in Tokyo. Wightman, the 2022 world champion, crossed the line in 3:34.12, just two one hundredths of a second behind the gold medallist. Kerr fought his way through and finished the race last, clearly struggling, Kenya’s Reynold Cheruiyot collected bronze in 3:34.25, and Dutch favou…