For a lot of people. thank you, ben. there is something in sport, every sport has a special moment and on the track, athletics, there is something, because it s so intimate, and they start and they rice race and there is a line, you know what we are talking about. it s like theatre played out and the clock is running. and we had a special rate last night.- clock is running. and we had a special rate last night. yes, josh kerr winning special rate last night. yes, josh kerr winning at special rate last night. yes, josh kerr winning at the special rate last night. yes, josh kerr winning at the world - special rate last night. yes, josh i kerr winning at the world athletics championships, because this time last year his team mates jake wightman he was watching for the bbc eat the same guy in exactly the same way. he beat the same guy. if there was ever a reason to say it is
The documentary maker told the edinburgh tv festival that it s harder to get programmes made about risky subjects because broadcasters have a temptation to avoid difficult subjects. britain s josh kerr. he is stunned after taking gold in the 1500m at the world championships in budapest last night. the 25 year old clocked a season s best to make his first podium. we ll be speaking to him just after 8.30 this morning. is that surprise, joy? it has actually happened? we will see the moving pictures later. he wins the race and then the moment when he runs towards the crowd. he is so fired up. a realjoy to watch.
So hard to get to this day. and i mjust so, so, so glad that it happened for him today, he deserves it. yeah, really proud of him, just want to give another big hug, really. - and so proud that we re so lucky to have him as a son. from 0lympic bronze to world gold, the reign of king kerr starts now. natalie perks, bbc news, budapest. there wasn t a medal for molly caudery in the pole vault. but she still played her part in a thrilling competition. caudery recorded a personal best of four metres 75 to finish fifth. it s her first appearance at a world championships hence the enthusiastic response. ahead of her, joint winners. katie moon and nina kennedy decided to share the title after both cleared four metres 90. instead of continuing to a jump off, the american and australian agreed to take a gold each instead. the women s 200 metres semi finals are tonight. britain s dina asher smith who won gold in this event four years ago
Person against person, but this person, this is how he beat him, and i am going to help my guy who is not injured. it was a golden night for great britain at the world athletics championships in budapest asjosh kerr won the men s1500m title. just like last year, it was the favourite, norway s jakob ingebrigtsen, beaten into second place by a brit. natalie pirks reports. every sinew strained for a race he could be proud of. josh kerr turned a grimace into gold. for years, he d been telling anyone who d listen that becoming the 1500 metre world champion was his destiny. the olympic champion, jakob ingebrigtsen, stood in his way. going into the final bend, the norwegian was more thanjust in his sights. he was chasing him down. and there goesjosh kerr, ingebrigtsen cannot hold him, or can he? asjosh s injured team mate, jake wightman, the reigning world champion, watched on as a bbc pundit, kerr ensured the title stayed in britain. josh is going to get there! it s gold! world champion josh
There from josh kerr. he said that ingebrigtsen was beatable, and my word, has hejust gone and proved it. that is britain s second gold of these championships and back to back world champions in this event. watching on and celebrating was team kerr. the emotions were clear as he talked about what his family had sacrificed for this moment. this is a lot for our family. and they ve put a lot of time, effort and money into me. and ijust couldn t be prouder to, you know, represent the kerr family name today. and, you know, ijust gave it everything for them and myself and, you know, my fiancee, it sjust, you know, this is the life i want to lead for them. so, you know, they ve given me so much and it was nice to pay that back a little bit today. today, the love from his family was very much mutual. josh has talked about doing this, he knew he could do this. he s talked about being the champion of the world a lot and envisioned it and i knew he could do it. but, you know, so many people work