Nottingham's Jake Wightman crossed the line to become 1500m world champion on Tuesday night
When Geoff Wightman started commentating on his 10-year-old son's school sports days, he might not have imagined where the journey would lead them both.on Tuesday night, it was Geoff who cried to the Oregon crowd: "Running is coming home."
"I've heard his voice so much that it's just numb to me and I try to drown it out as much as possible," he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast show. Both Geoff and Wightman's mother Susan are former athletes, with the former competing in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games and European Championships and the latter representing Team GB in the same event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Wightman senior allowed himself a moment of celebration when his son crossed the line, saying: "Wow. That is my son and he is the world champion." "The crowds have got bigger, the stadiums have got bigger but the threat is always that if I am not impartial or start coaching over the microphone I'll get taken off the 1500m and I love the 1500m," Geoff said.But Geoff did admit: "It was surreal watching it because you're thinking 'I know that guy'."
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