Great Britain's Neil Gourley and Georgia Hunter Bell win 1500m medals at World Athletics Indoor Championships
Neil Gourley takes men's silver in 1500m at World Athletics Indoor Championships as Georgia Hunter Bell claims bronze in women's event in China; Great Britain now up to four medals for event after golds for Jeremiah Azu (men's 60m) and Amber Anning (women's 400m)
Sunday 23 March 2025 14:22, UK
British 1500m runners Neil Gourley and Georgia Hunter Bell picked up medals on the final day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in China.
Gourley secured silver in the men's event after clocking 3:39.07, finishing behind Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen (3:38.79), who backed up his 3,000m gold on Saturday.
Hunter Bell took bronze in the women's 1500m in Nanjing, finishing after Ethiopian pair Gudaf Tsegay and Diribe Welteji, as she ran a personal best 3:59.84 and claimed her second global medal after Olympic outdoor bronze in Paris last summer.
The 31-year-old bounced back from failing to make the podium at the European Indoors two weeks ago.
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Gourley and Hunter Bell's success upped Britain's medal tally at the event to four.
Jeremiah Azu claimed gold in the men's 60m on Friday - matching his lifetime best of 6.49 seconds - while Amber Amming then won the women's 400m on Saturday.
Gourley: I fed off Ingebrigtsen's momentum
Gourley told BBC Sport: "It feels really good. A couple of weeks ago I came away disappointed with the European Indoors.
"I came here with a point to prove, just to myself, and it was a change in tactics today. It was a case of if you can't beat him (Ingebrigtsen), join him.
"It worked out because it meant I fed off his momentum and I felt much better doing it that way. I just left a little too much to do in the home straight to catch him."
Ingebrigtsen also did the 3.000m-1500m double at the European Indoors in the Netherlands.
Hunter Bell added to the BBC after rebounding from disappointment in the Europeans to medalling at the Worlds: "This absolutely feels like a redemption.
"I'm just proud of how I came back. This medal means a lot. I just want to get as many medals as possible."
