Christine Ohuruogu claimed Britain's first gold medal at the World Championships in Japan with a stunning victory in the women's 400m.
Fellow Briton Nicola Sanders won silver while Jamaican Novlene Williams, who led for most of the race, came third.
Ohuruogu, whose one-year ban for missing three out-of-competition tests expired earlier this month, looked out of contention on the back straight.
But the 23-year-old timed her run to perfection to win in 49.61 seconds.
"It will probably sink in later," said Ohuruogu, whose time is a new personal best. "For me I won a race - the fact that it is the worlds will sink in later.
"It was very tough, but I'm very proud of myself because I worked hard and I had an operation on both legs which was hard enough.
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