Tearful Adam Gemili left empty-handed as Noah Lyles picks up 200m gold

• British sprinter led the field deep into the final
• Gemili finished fourth as he did in Rio Olympics

For a few thrilling seconds halfway down the home straight Adam Gemili had a 200m world championships medal locked and loaded. All the 25-year-old needed to do was carry his form through the final 60 metres, usually the best of his race. And then, savagely, lady luck intervened to scupper his dreams yet again.

A wobble became a stumble. And a stumble turned a silver or bronze into yet another fourth place finish. Understandably, having seen a first global medal slip through his fingers yet again, the tears started to flow – and so began another brutally honest postmortem.

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