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New world champion Jake Wightman is targeting a summer hat-trick after being inspired by Lord Coe.
The 28-year-old, who won a shock 1500m title at the World Championships last month, is plotting more success ahead of the start of the athletics at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.
Wightman starts his Games campaign on Thursday, ahead of Saturday's 1500m final, and will compete in the 800m at next month's Europeans.
Jake Wightman won a shock 1500m title at the World Championships in Oregon last month
The 28-year-old is set to appear in the Commonwealth Games 1500m final on Saturday
World Athletics president Coe, who won two Olympic 1500m titles, believes Wightman could become Britain's most successful middle distance runner with next year's World Championships and the 2024 Olympics in Paris to come.
Wightman said: 'He was one of the validations I needed to be doing the 1500m at Commies. Initially I thought I would do the 800m, I didn't think I could come back out and do another 1500m at champs.
'It's not even dealing with the pressure but mentally getting up for it, the warm up, the rounds.
