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Jake Whiteman makes a dash for the line in the Mens 1500m Final during Day Five of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 17, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo credit: UK Athletics / Sam Mellish

Jake Wightman revealed Tommy Fury’s new BBC documentary inspired him to chase his own destiny after bagging 1500m World Athletics Championships silver.

The Nottingham star cashed in on a calf injury to teammate Josh Kerr and clinched Britain’s first medal in a thrilling final in Tokyo.

Kerr was forced to pull up with 600m to go but bravely hobbled across the line, almost a minute behind the leaders.

Wightman was beaten to the line by Portugal’s Isaac Nader by just two hundredths of a second but said his podium place was a reward for not giving up through

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