The 1500m world champion on his father’s commentary during his victory, Ingebrigtsen’s reaction and why he hid his twin’s running spikes at school
“I’m glad I just said: ‘Oh my God!’” Jake Wightman suggests as he remembers his reaction when he crossed the line to win the 1500m in a stunning result at the world championships five months ago. “Imagine if I’d chosen to say something a lot worse. In that moment you could say anything, couldn’t you? I could have said: ‘What the fuck?’ and that would have been seen again and again.”
Wightman laughs when I point out that he could have become a permanent meme. “Exactly. Maybe I should have.”
