Jemma Reekie wins silver in 800m as Tsige Duguma shows her class
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The nearly woman of British athletics finally has a medal around her neck, and although not the colour Jemma Reekie wanted it at least carried a silver lining.
In the buildup to these world indoor championships the 25‑year‑old Scot revealed she had been physically and mentally broken a year ago, because of a debilitating bout of glandular fever and a split from her coach Andy Young. Reekie has rebuilt her career since then, and came into the 800m as a hot favourite on what used to be her home track, but she had no answer to the blistering finishing speed of the Ethiopian Tsige Duguma.
