Australia's Peter Bol admits he felt the pressure of being the favourite for the 800m, but is happy to win his first major international medal.
He called the result "bittersweet", in what he described as a slow race.
Bol was thankful to finally win his first major international medal, after missing out in Tokyo, and his seventh placing at the recent World Championships.
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