BRITS GET SILVER LINING WITH THEIR BERLIN HAUL.Byline: ALEX SPINK BRITAIN'S athletes beat the five-medal target set by their boss with a magnificent finish to the World Championships. Head coach Charles van Commenee had demanded they match their medal haul at the previous World Championships. But the Brits surpassed that by winning six. First Lisa Dobriskey won silver in the women's 1500m - then the men's 4x400m relay team followed suit. Dobriskey was upgraded from third after Spanish winner Natalia Rodriguez was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. for barging Gelete Burka out of the race. The men's relay team then grabbed medal No.6 as Conrad Williams Conrad Williams was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Simon Merrells from 2004 until October 2005. Conrad's Arrival Conrad arrived in Charnham in September 2004 to sort out Number 10 Stanley Street, his late father's house. , Michael Bingham, Rob Tobin and Martyn Rooney won silver behind the USA. |
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