BUDAPEST, Hungary—Middle-distance runner Josh Kerr mounted an upset victory in the men's 1,500 meter at world championships Wednesday, pulling ahead of favorite Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway in a dramatic backstretch comeback that keeps the title in British hands for the second straight year. The Scottish-born Kerr spent most of the…
BUDAPEST, Hungary—Middle-distance runner Josh Kerr mounted an upset victory in the men’s 1,500 meter at world championships Wednesday, pulling ahead of favorite Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway in a dramatic backstretch comeback that keeps the title in British hands for the second straight year.
“I needed every single ounce that I had today,” Kerr said. “I threw everything I had at that last 50. I don’t think there was anyone in the world that was going to want that more than me today.” But before forsaking communication technology, Kerr spoke to Wightman, a personal friend, who offered to give him any advice he needed ahead of the championships.
When Wightman took gold last year, it made him the first British male to win a title in the 1,500 since Seb Coe — president of World Athletics — took gold at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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