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The Glasgow event will bookend Wightman’s Commonwealth journey, given his first Games were in the city in 2014.<\/p>\n
He was still a student at the time and injury hampered his hopes of progression from the heats. This time, a couple of his pals from childhood are among those who will likely pose the greatest threat to his ambitions.<\/p>\n
Along with Gourley, two-time Olympic medallist Josh Kerr is also set to toe the Scotstoun start line for the final on 1 August – albeit his selection will not come for a while yet after injury left him outside the top 10 in Tokyo.<\/p>\n
“The three of us made the world final, Australia always has good athletes in the mile, and there will be a great Kenyan team, so it could be one of the events of the championships,” Wightman said of an event that has not been staged since 1966.<\/p>\n
“But myself, Neil and Josh can all potentially get ourselves on a podium, which would be pretty special. <\/p>\n
“I think there will be a home advantage for us because we’ve raced in Scotstoun so many times since we were kids. And, with a home crowd, it will be a special occasion, so that hopefully will propel us to be able to perform beyond what we even expect.”<\/p>\n
And should Wightman complete the 1609m first, might he repeat his celebrations from Gold Coast, when he donned a ‘See You, Jimmy’ bunnet?<\/p>\n
“It’s funny, because on my phone screen that’s actually the picture at the moment,” he said. “I’d do it again, because it fits when you’ve got a Saltire around you.<\/p>\n
“For me, it’s part of being able to celebrate being Scottish. We moved here when I was 10 and I learned to run here, so it’s a chance to be proud of representing Scotland and hopefully hear Flower of Scotland a few times next summer.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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