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Bahrain’s Maryam Yusuf Jamal held on to claim her first world championship title with victory in a close-fought women’s 1,500 metres final at the World Athletics Championship in Osaka, Japan.
The Ethiopian-born runner struck for home with 300 metres to go but Russian Yelena Soboleva stayed with her and Jamal needed every ounce of strength to hold her lead, crossing the line for gold in three minutes 58.75 seconds.
“I am extremely happy,” the 22-year-old said. “This will give me a lot of confidence for the Olympics,” she added.
Soboleva had set off from the front and led for most of the race before winning silver in 3:58.99.
Ukraine’s Iryna Lischynska was close to tears after winning the bronze medal in 4:00.69.
