Jake Wightman: I thought I'd written my own perfect fairy tale

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2025-09-17

London (PA Media/dpa) - Jake Wightman thought he had written his "own perfect fairy tale" as he stormed to a 1500m silver medal at the World Athletics Championships. The Scot was beaten by two hundredths of a second by shock Portuguese champion Isaac Nader, who crossed the line in 3:34.10 minutes, on a night defending world champion Josh Kerr pulled up and struggled to a last-placed finish and favourite Niels Laros came fifth. Wightman was crowne......

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