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Congratulatory Motions

Meeting: 25/08/2022 - City of Edinburgh Council (Item 9)

By Councillor Day - Jake Wightman

By Councillor Day - Jake Wightman

Council notes:

Britain's Jake Wightman produced a stunning run to take 1500m gold at the World Championships in Oregon on 19 July 2022.

Council further notes Jake’s long standing active membership of Edinburgh Athletics club, having previously trained at Meadowbank Sports centre 

The 28-year-old produced a brilliant final burst to pass Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and clinch the title in three minutes 29.23.

He is the first British man to win the world 1500m title since Steve Cram in 1983. Jake's win continues the great tradition of Edinburgh 1500m runners at the highest-level following Chris O'Hare in the World Championship finals in Moscow in 2013 and London in 2017 and Josh Kerr's stunning bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics last year."

Council agree to request the Lord Provost celebrate this amazing athlete and world champion in an appropriate manner.”

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