
Dobriskey will compete in Gateshead
Newly-crowned world 1500 metres silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey will compete at the British Grand Prix in Gateshead next Monday.
The 25-year-old crossed the line in third place in Berlin on Sunday night but was later upgraded to second, meaning she missed out on winning the title by just one hundredth of a second to defending champion Maryam Yusuf Jamal.
Dobriskey's promotion came at the expense of Natalia Rodriguez, who was disqualified for pushing Gelete Burka to the ground on the final lap of the race.
"It will mean so much to come back to the UK from Berlin as a medallist, particular after the Olympics last year and just missing out," said the Kent athlete.
Dobriskey, the Commonwealth champion, added in anticipation of her trip to the north-east: "The Gateshead fans can expect a really interesting 1500m and a quite tactical affair, which they usually are because of the weather, so I think an exciting technical battle will be something to look forward to."
Another treat for fans at the meeting will be the men's long jump competition, where Middlesbrough's Chris Tomlinson will have an immediate chance to tackle new world champion Dwight Phillips.
American Phillips stole the show in Berlin with an astounding leap of 8.54 metres to clinch his third world title with Tomlinson finishing eighth.
Phillips said: "I'm so happy to produce a great result in Berlin. Now I'm heading to Gateshead and I can't wait to put on another world-class show there."
Tomlinson and Phillips will be joined by Greg Rutherford, who finished fifth in Berlin and took away Tomlinson's UK record in the qualifying round with a leap of 8.30 metres.
Also competing will be all eight members of Great Britain's World Championship medal-winning men's relay teams.
The 4x100m team, consisting of Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, picked up bronze on Saturday in a season's best time of 38.02 seconds.
In the 4x400m relay final, Conrad Williams, Michael Bingham, Rob Tobin and Martyn Rooney brought Britain's medal total to six by taking silver behind the United States.
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