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Last-Lap Drama: Isaac Nader Denies Wightman to Claim World 1500m Title  LetsRun.com Jake Wightman wins world 1500m silver as injured Josh Kerr finishes last  BBC Jake Wightman’s ‘perfect fairytale’ denied on the line by Isaac Nader surge  The Guardian Whiteman denied 1500m world title ‘fairytale’  ESPN Portugal’s Nader claims shock world gold in men’s 1500 metres  Reuters Source link

That he was still there on the second circuit of the Tokyo track was a cause for concern. Concern which became dismay on the penultimate lap as Kerr suddenly limped, skipped, then hopped his way around the top bend as his rivals streaked clear. That he gritted his teeth and dragged himself to the finish at all was some feat. …

Wightman sought a refresh this year, making the difficult decision to end his coaching partnership with father Geoff, who was commentating inside the stadium when his son outlasted Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win gold in Eugene. In what has been a year of significant change away from the track, Wightman began working with his partner Georgie’s father, John Hartigan, and relocated …

Faith Kipyegon stormed to a historic fourth world 1500m title as the Kenyan great extended her streak of dominance with a fifth consecutive global gold in the event. The 31-year-old matched retired men’s world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj as the only other athlete in history to amass four 1500m titles at the championships. After securing her third consecutive Olympic …

USA’s Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker was disqualified from his semi-final at the world championships on Monday after he barged his way through a crowd on the home straight. Hocker was boxed in on the inside with nowhere to go – just as he had been in the Olympic final a year ago. He saw a sliver of a gap …

Katie Ledecky extended her 15-year win streak in the 1500m freestyle and broke career medal ties with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte at the World Swimming Championships on Tuesday. Ledecky earned her sixth title in the 1500m free and 22nd world title overall. She clocked 15 minutes, 26.44 seconds in Singapore, comfortably prevailing by 5.35 seconds over Italian Simona Quadarella. …

Nobody swims the 1500m freestyle better than Katie Ledecky. The American turned in yet another dominant performance Tuesday, winning the event at the World Aquatics Championships with one of her best times. Ledecky finished the race in 15:26:44. That was five seconds better than Simona Quadarella, who took silver Tuesday. Lani Pallister finished third. Advertisement Ledecky trailed Pallister early in …