Dobriskey believes Great Britain can dominate 1500m

WORLD silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey insists Great Britain have the strength in depth to rule the roost over 1500m for years to come.

 HITTING FORM: Lisa Dobriskey continues her excellent form by taking victory at the british Grand Prix in Gateshead

Dobriskey cruised to victory at the British Grand Prix in Gateshead despite the wind and rain, clocking 4:13.60 minutes, well down on her first sub four minute race in Zurich on Friday.

Third to the 25-year-old was fellow Brit Hannah England, who was overlooked for the Great Britain squad for the World Championships, such was the quality at the disposal of head coach Charles van Commenee.

Instead, former world junior 1500m champion Steph Twell and British champion Charlene Thomas were the other two Brits on the plane to Berlin, and Dobriskey is adamant it is time for Great Britain to dominate the event.

"I was so happy to come here, much more so after the race because I really felt a great deal of pressure to perform here," she said.

"I was so desperate to say thank you to everyone and I really didn't want to let everyone down. So to put in a good performance like that is very pleasing.

"Things have definitely changed for me now. I hope that I can inspire budding athletes to compete in this event because there are so many good 1500m runners in the UK at the moment and we need to keep improving."

Meanwhile, Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu, who lost her 400m world crown in Berlin, dug deep to defeat the USA's 4x400m relay world gold medallist Debbie Dunn in 50.95 seconds.

And Ohuruogu revealed she was in no mood to finish second best on home soil.

"I had to grind that one out because I could feel Debbie on my shoulder in the last 100m so I had to be strong," she said.

"But I really didn't want to come here and lose. I wanted to come here in front of a home crowd and perform.

"There's pressure on you to perform in the UK on one hand but at the same time people who come to watch understand what you're all about - they're a very forgiving crowd."

In the 3000m Great Britain's Mo Farah saw his rotten luck continue as he suffered a fall in Gateshead, and while he recovered to rejoin the leading pack, he had nothing left in the tank to compete for the top places.

"I tried to get back to the front but I just had nothing left," he said. "It was a shame because I really enjoy running in front of a home crowd and I had a great time in Crystal Palace.

"I think that's pretty much the end of the season for me. This year was all about the World Championships and so now they're over there's nothing really left for me."

World triple jump champion Phillips Idowu did enough to take victory on Gateshead with a leap of 17.32m.