Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Jake Wightman to miss World Championships in Budapest

Jake Wightman to miss World Championships in Budapest

Wightman has not competed this year due to a stress fracture in his foot. He is still eligible to compete in Budapest as the defending champion. He is looking to focus on his Olympic year in 2024. After a season marred by injuries, Britain’s Jake Wightman will not defend his 1500m championship at the World … Read more

Elaine Thompson-Herah & Jake Wightman breeze through their heats at Commonwealth Games 2022

Elaine Thompson-Herah

Elaine Thompson-Herah and Jake Wightman breeze through their heats at Commonwealth Games. Namibia’s Christine Mboma is running in the women’s 200m race. Namibia’s Mboma Mboma is the first woman from Namibia to win an Olympic medal in track and field. Elaine Thompson-Herah, who won two sprint gold medals at the Olympics, and Jake Wightman, who … Read more

Jake Wightman savors exceptional family triumph

Jake Wightman

Beating the Olympic boss to bring home a World Championship. Gold decoration is an inclination few competitors get to encounter. Jake Wightman is novel in doing it with his father commentating on the race. Jake Wightman said he actually felt the entire situation was dreamlike two hours after the triumph, having felt right down the … Read more