Gold for Jake

Jake Wightman hits Gold in the 1500m at World Championships in Oregon, Surging clear in the final 200m, Jake held the lead, holding off holding off Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take the Gold medal in 3;29.23.
Josh Kerr who pushed himself to the limits, stuck with the leaders on the last lap and was 5th with a seasons best of 3:30.60

Beth Dobbin was 4th in her heat of the 200m with a time of 23.04, but unfortunately this was not enough to progress to the next round

Edinburgh AC is very proud of the achievements of these two world class athletes as members of our Club.

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