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Three finals, the same mistake: Has Jakob Ingebrigtsen been left behind in the 1500m?

The Norwegian has encountered a familiar problem after Cole Hocker stunned both him and world champion Josh Kerr to claim 1500m gold at Paris 2024

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman forced to pull out of Paris 2024 due to hamstring injury

Elliot Giles will replace Wightman in the 800 metres.

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman ruled out of Paris Olympics as Team GB confirm 800m replacement

The 2022 1,500m world champion was due to feature in the 800m after skipping British trials due to injury

The Independent UK

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Ingebrigtsen v Kerr: bickering rivals ready for titanic 1500m battle on track

Echoes of Coe v Ovett abound as Norwegian great looks to take down Brit who beat him to world championship glory

The Guardian - UK

How Keely Hodgkinson can spark a ‘golden era’ for British athletics at Paris Olympics

The 800m star must now contend with expectations that less than gold will be a disappointment, but Team GB has hope elsewhere, too, with Matthew Hudson-Smith, Josh Kerr and Katarina Johnson-Thompson

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman aiming for Olympic glory and hails Scottish middle distance golden era

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The National (Scotland)

Jake Wightman relieved to get Team GB ‘lifeline’ for what could be last Olympics

The 29-year-oldhas been chosen to run the 800m in Paris after battling to return from injury.

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Louie Hinchliffe completes his fairytale journey from unknown to Olympic contender

The 21-year-old student, coached by Olympic legend Carl Lewis, won the British 100m trials to book his place at the Paris Games

The Guardian - UK

Neil Gourley eyes Jakob Ingebrigtsen showdown after miraculous injury comeback

Exclusive interview: The Scot competes in the men’s 1,500m at the European Championships in Rome, fresh from a 3:47 mile at the Eugene Diamond League just months after a serious injury

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr makes 1500m Olympic medals guarantee after beating Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Kerr broke the British record, and beat firece rival Ingebrigtsen, in the mile race at a recent Diamond League event and believes Team GB are entering a golden period for men’s 1500m running

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr ready to take on fierce rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in race for the ages

The rivals will compete in the mile at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon while Dina Asher-Smith and Darryl Neita face the world and Olympic champions

The Guardian - UK

Josh Kerr exclusive: The trash talk among us runners is fun but it's a different story on the track

Josh Kerr and rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen have shared some back and forth after the former broke the two-mile indoor world record

Evening Standard

Mile win a big confidence boost for McSweyn

Stewart McSweyn has made the early running in the race to claim a spot in the Australian 1500m squad at the Paris Olympics.

AAP

Hollingsworth takes down loaded field in women's 800m

Middle-distance stars Claudia Hollingsworth and Stewart McSweyn were among the big winners at the Maurie Plant Meet.

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The Guardian - UK

Jake Wightman: ‘I went on Zwift and I was absolutely bagged by normal athletes’

Jake Wightman, Britain’s former 1500m world champion, tells Sean Ingle he is happy to be running and feeling pain after a frustrating 2023

The Guardian - UK

Noah Lyles targets Bolt’s world records in 2024 after stunning 6.44sec PB

The US sprinter Noah Lyles won the 60m Indoor Grand Prix in Boston while Britain’s Jake Wightman fell short of making the Olympic qualifying time

The Guardian - UK

Josh Kerr: ‘Ingebrigtsen has flaws on the track and in the manners realm’

Men’s 1500m world champion confident he can get beat Jakob Ingebrigtsen again and peak on the biggest Olympic stage

AAP

Peter Bol added to field for John Landy Mile

Peter Bol will square off against 2022 world champion Jake Wightman in the John Landy Mile in Melbourne in February.

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The National (Scotland)

Fans claim Josh Kerr 'robbed' after BBC Sports Personality of the Year snub

THE governing body representing Scottish athletes has hit out at the BBC’s shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) alongside sports…

AAP

Wightman to race the mile at Maurie Plant meet

Jake Wightman will add international star power to the mile at the Maurie Plant Meet in February.

Evening Standard

Ben Pattison recovers from heart surgery to win shock World Athletics Championship bronze

Ben Pattison was warned he might never run again because of a rare heart condition which required emergency surgery during the Covid lockdown.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s new champion Josh Kerr stirs memories of Coe, Cram and Ovett

Josh Kerr’s stunning 1500m gold in Budapest required plenty of sacrifices but he is proud of having won ‘the honest way’

The National (Scotland)

Josh Kerr calls for renewed focus on grassroots athletics after 1500m gold

Josh Kerr called for renewed focus on grassroots athletics to ensure Scotland and Great Britain continue to produce world 1500m champions.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr won’t let world championship success change his approach

Kerr emulated British team-mate Wightman by winning the 1500m at the World Championships.

Evening Standard

How ‘The Terminator’ Josh Kerr ‘did a Wightman’ as Great Britain haunt Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win 1500m again

Incredible 1500m gold claimed with sprint finish past Norwegian superstar

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