Jake Wightman will not be coached by his father Geoff, the previous 1500m world champion has introduced.
The daddy-son duo shared the expertise collectively when Jake gained gold on the monitor in 2022 and Geoff was commentating on the race because the stadium announcer.
Scot Jake has had lengthy intervals out with harm since then, together with lacking the 2023 season and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“The purpose has are available in my profession the place each bodily and mentally we each must go our separate methods,” Jake Wightman mentioned on Instagram.
“By doing this we guarantee there’s lots extra to return sooner or later, not as a coach/athlete however as a father/son, away from the depth and stress of coaching and racing.
“Coaches do not get the gratitude they deserve at the most effective of occasions, however even much less so when it started driving all the way down to races throughout the nation as a child, to flying the world over collectively, all in pursuit of serving to me stay out my dream.
“So that is to say thanks Dad for all of the years of selfless money and time.
“I hope we will each look again on what we achieved along with immense delight.”
