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Poor tactics deny Kenyan men 1,500m medal in Oregon

Jake Wightman, of Britain, wins the men’s 1500-meter final run at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo

Britain’s Jake Wightman pulled a fast one on Olympic champion and the defending world champion at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon yesterday, sneaking away with men’s 1,500m title.

Wightman, the 28-year-old European and Commonwealth bronze medallist, summoned brilliant tactics to outfox Norway’s Olympic champion Jacob Ingebrigtsen and 2019 world champion Timothy Cheruiyot.

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