25 August - 2 September
Christine Ohuruogu claimed Britain's first gold medal at the World Championships in Japan with a stunning victory in the women's 400m. Fellow Briton Nicola Sanders secured silver while Jamaica's Novlene Williams was in third. The 23-year-old, whose one-year ban for missing three out-of-competition tests expired earlier this month, had looked out of contention on the back straight. But she ran a superb final 100m to win on the line in 49.61 seconds. "It will probably sink in later," said Ohuruogu, whose time is a new personal best. "For me I won a race - the fact that it is the worlds will sink in later. "It was very tough, but I'm very proud of myself because I worked hard and I had an operation on both legs which was hard enough. "Every single day I did my work - not always sure what I was working for but I always had the worlds in mind. It was a dream. I hoped I would and now I've done it."
Source: BBC Sport
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