HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

HIGHS: WIGHTMAN’S GOLDEN RUN

WITH dad Geoff commentating in the stadium, and mum Susan so nervous she couldn’t watch in the stands, Jake Wightman had the run of his life to slay the 1500m Goliath, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and win gold. ‘That’s my son,’ Geoff told the crowd. ‘I coach him. And he’s the world

champion.’

MIGHTY McLAUGHLIN

MAKING a strong case for being the best female athlete in history, US star Sydney McLaughlin added the world 400m hurdles title in an astonishing 50.68 seconds, obliterating her own world record. Also anchored the US 4x400m team to gold with a blazing split of 47.91sec, 1.5sec quicker than the rest.

HUDSON-SMITH’S HEROIC RISE

FROM three years of ‘absolute hell’ when his physical and mental health sunk so low he attempted suicide, Matthew HudsonSmith came all the way back to a World Championships podium, winning a brilliant bronze at 400m in 44.66sec. Few were more deserving.

LOWS: REIDER’S RUN-IN WITH POLICE

SPRINTS coach Rana Reider was not accredited due to being under investigation for sexual misconduct, but that didn’t stop him gaining access to the athletes’ area in an attempt to assist some of his athletes. Police apprehended the American.

DINA ENDS ON DOWNER

AFTER an MRI scan today, Dina Asher-Smith will learn the extent of the issue that caused her to pull up in Saturday’s relay. She had set a British record to finish fourth in the 100m, then won bronze over 200, dedicating it to her late grandmother. But next week’s Commonwealth Games are now in serious doubt.

LEGENDARY MASCOT LOSES ITS HEAD

THE beloved mascot Legend the Bigfoot was at the centre of a police investigation midway through the championships — no, seriously — after a local teenager stole its head. A photographer who had been spotted on social media wearing it at a house party lost his accreditation before he was cleared of wrongdoing.