European and Commonwealth medallist Jake Wightman has broken the British 1,000m record at the Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.
The Scotsman, who won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, finished second behind the United States’ Bryce Hoppel.
The 25-year-old clocked a time of two minutes 17.51 seconds to break the record in his first indoor 1,000m.
The previous record of 2:17.86 was set by Matt Yates in 1992.
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