Amber makes Golden history

AMBER ANNING went the long way round before charging to 400m glory and declared: “That was a bit messy.”

- ALAN SMITH

But after surviving some bumps, the double Olympic relay medalist finished like a train to become the first British woman to win an indoor world title over two laps and deliver a second gold for a slimmed-down team in Nanjing.

The triumph brought smiles back to the squad's faces after pole vault hope Molly Caudery earlier came an agonising fourth.