USA’s Jordan Anthony wins 60m world gold after his blood clot ‘the size of a soccer ball’

• Clot appeared in his arm after injection in wrong place

• ‘I will never let the devil stop me from getting a gold’

On a night of dizzying speed and freakish drama, track and field found itself a new sprint sensation. It came in the form of Jordan Anthony, a 21-year-old American with one heck of a story, along with the first global gold medal around his neck.

“The devil is always going to try, but I will never let him stop me from getting a gold medal,” he said after winning one of the great world indoor championships 60m races of all time in 6.41secs, the fourth-fastest time in history.