'I just wanted to show I was in good shape and to build on it.'' 'To take the win, I think it will take a long time to sink in,'' Wightman said. Spain's Mohamed Katir flew down the homestretch to take home bronze.

His win broke a string of five straight world 1,500 titles by the Kenyans. Wightman finished in a time of 3 minutes, 29.23 seconds.

'So there's things you can do just to stop yourself from getting emotional.'' 'I have to keep it neutral,'' he explained. Maybe the biggest shocker of the night was that Wightman's dad was able to keep it together on the call in the stadium, even with his own son about to win. ''If I end up finishing fourth, whatever. 'I thought, 'I'm going to give this a go,'' Wightman said. Wightman's win arrived because he decided to take a chance and go all-out with about 200 meters to go. 'What else could I ask for?'' Wightman said. Handing Jake Wightman the gold medal after the race was none other than British middle-distance great Sebastian Coe, who also happens to be the World Athletics President and one of Wightman's mentors. The in-stadium announcer for Wightman's race was none other than his dad, Geoff. He had a look of disbelief as he crossed the finish line ahead of Olympic champion and heavy favorite Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway. Indeed, it was a night full of surprises, with Jake Wightman of Britain winning the 1,500 meters. When you win, you start being everyone's favorite.'' 'The energy of the crowd was amazing,'' Dos Santos said. Dos Santos won bronze at the Tokyo Games last summer behind Warholm and Benjamin. He broke Kevin Young's world-championship record of 47.18 seconds set in 1993 in Germany. Upon his finish, Dos Santos gave two bows to the cheering crowd.

'Just amazing,'' Benjamin said of his teammate. I knew if I didn't get a medal it would be like, 'OK, he really wasn't supposed to.' I feel like I belong in that pedigree in that group of three. 'I knew if I got a medal people would be shocked. 'I knew for me there really wasn't that much pressure from the outside,'' Bassitt said.

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