Gourley determined to be next Scot to beat Ingebrigtsen

Neil Gourley wants to be “at the top of the podium” as he tries to win the 1500m title at the Tokyo World Championships in the style of Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman.

Gourley, who had inspired his own captain’s speech to the British team at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing over the weekend, praised his fellow athletes and “leave room for the extraordinary” to inspire his first global medal over the distance.

After capturing the Norwegian star’s world 1500m gold, Gourley now wants to follow in his country’s footsteps in Japan by following in his compatriots’ footsteps.

And he continued, “It sounds like my turn, doesn’t it,” he said to BBC Scotland. That ambition is what I’m going by.

After being let down by missing the recent Glasgow World Indoor Championships, both of which were held just last year, Gourley is happy to embrace this level of ambition.

The Giffnock AC athlete’s goal of winning a middle-distance medal on the global stage has been helped by letting those mental wounds heal.

Twelve months ago, Gordon said, “I wasn’t in a great place mentally or physically. Because it would have been unique to hold the World Indoors in my hometown, I was quite upset when I saw it take place here in Glasgow.

“To compete in front of a large number of friends and family members.” On the day of the [in Nanjing]final, I had a lot of thought about that.

This one made you stronger mentally, and sometimes these things do.

Perhaps this mental fortitude helped Gourley, who had been given the honor of leading the British delegation, prepare for a rousing captain’s speech in front of his fellow athletes in Nanjing.

When asked what he told his team-mates, Gourley responded, “Leave some room for the extraordinary to happen.”

Don’t just go in the hope that you’ll do it all season or that you’ll be successful.

You must go out and make the case that there is something else, that you can take chances, and have some ambition.

Gourley’s ambition is undoubtedly paying off. His sights are both world gold and silver on the mantelpiece.

However, there is no way that his recent success will cause him to suffer.