The World Athletics Championships 2023: Ben Pattison of Great Britain wins unexpected 800m bronze

Ben Pattison unexpectedly won the bronze medal in the 800 m with a thrilling performance in his World Championships debut, and the British women finished first in the 4×100 m.

After reaching the finish lines within one minute 44.83 secs and winning his first international medal, Pattison exhibited shock.

Following Peter Elliott ln Rome in 1987, the 21-year-old became the first British guy to take home a world 800m medal.

Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams, Daryll Neita, and Asha Philip of Great Britain won bronze in the 4x100m relay.

Dina Asher-Smith was absent from the race because of her poor 200- and 100-meter times, and the quartet finished third behind Jamaica and the United States with a time of 41.97 seconds.

With one day left in the competition, Britain had tied the team’s performance from 2022 with its seventh medal.

When Noah Lyles led the USA home to finish his sweep of all three gold medals in Budapest, its male 4x100m team missed out on a medal by 0.04 seconds.

In addition to his unexpected 100-meter victory, Lyles successfully defended his 200-meter crown on Friday. He finished in 37.38 seconds, and Italy and Jamaican completed the podium.

The Briton, who was lined up as one of just two competitors in the eight-man finals without having ran sub forty-four seconds over the distance, was as stunned as anyone when the gravity of his accomplishment began to sink in.

The novice Pattison, though, found room on his side and pushed on to score a historic victory with a typical fast finish.

Even though it was obvious that Pattison had crossed the finish line in third, he waited for official confirmation to show up on the board before grabbing a British flags and fleeing while beaming.
Pattison finished sixth during the European Championships after winning the Commonwealth medals at his first major competition last summer.

One month earlier, he set the world record at the London Diamonds League by running a personal best time of 1:44.02.

He entered the World Championships at that time ranked 13th overall and third among British athletes.

The tragic illness to Asher-Smith this past year prevented the British woman’s team from winning any medals, but they succeeded in Budapest.

Neita, who finished fifth with an individual best in the 200m the day before, assured a podium result while the relay teams representing Netherlands and Ivory Coast struggled.

According to Lansiquot, this is the most motivating time in British women’s sprinting history. I cannot emphasize this more. Being with these females while we warm up together just gives me so much hope.

Sha’Carri Richardson, the 100-meter champion, gave the women’s foursome the victory following the United States men’s team won gold.

After the USA finished off its near-total dominance of the sprint events, the 23-year-old, whose also took home the 200-meter bronze, ran towards three times gold medalist Lyles and the remainder of the group in celebration.

The British men’s squad, which of Rio Mitcham, Charlie Dobson, and Lewis Davey, competed in the 4×400-meter relay heats.

Having men’s 400m silver medalist Matthew Hudson-Smith scheduled to participate in the final, they finished third fastest overall after placing third after the USA & India in 2:59.42.

In 3:23.33, the female quartet comprised of Laviai Nielsen, Amber Anning, Nicole Yeargin, and Yemi Mary John took first place in their heat.

In that case, the USA, one of the favorites, lost because they exchanged the baton beyond the changeover zone.