– It won’t quite work, that is. Unfortunately, says Fredrik Sandvik to news. He has just collected another silver medal in the 3000 meter hurdles at the NM in Jessheim. For a long time it seemed that he was on his way to his first medal of the noblest value, but on the run he was overtaken by Tom Erling Kårbø, who won by the narrowest possible margin. – I’m ahead over the last obstacle and think I’m in control, but I’m not a sprinter and I know that Tom Erling is good at that. I notice that he is a little bit ahead, so I try to save myself. But it was obviously not good enough, so maybe I could just let it go, says Sandvik and sighs: – At least I did what I could, says Sandvik. NUMBER TWO: Fredrik Sandvik (TV) again had to make do with himself. Tom Erling Kårbø (centre) won. Vebjørn Hovdegjord took the bronze. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB – A swallow’s drop For Sandvik, he was extremely keen on that gold medal, he says. He seemed to be in control of the race for a long time, but after running in the lead for a long time, Kårbø came on the run. He got ahead at the very end, and even though Sandvik sacrificed everything by throwing himself over the finish line, it was silver. Again. – He tries a swallow’s plunge, but I don’t think it was enough, exclaimed news commentator Jann Post when Sandvik threw himself for the gold: Race for the grandparents The 25-year-old came to Friday’s NM race hopeful after a tough period in his life. In May he lost his grandmother and six weeks later his grandfather also died. Both of them meant a lot to him. In the weeks leading up to Friday’s competition and just before the starting shot went off, he thought about them. – I wanted to run for them today, he says, and continues: – I thought I would make them extra proud by winning my first gold, but they are probably proud of me anyway. Sandvik’s silver streak NM outdoor: 2023: Silver, 3000 meter hurdles 2022: Silver, 3000 meter hurdles 2021: Silver, 3000 meter hurdles 2020: Silver, 3000 meter hurdles 2019: Silver, 3000 meter hurdles NM indoor: 2022: Silver, 1500 meters NM terrain: 2023: Silver, short course (3 km)2022: Silver, short course (3 km) Lost to arch-rival As if the silver medal – and the plunge in the hunt for gold – didn’t hurt enough, it didn’t make it any better that he lost to someone from the Kårbø family . They have almost become Sandvik’s nemesis. – He wants the NM gold, but there is always, always a Kårbø in front, exclaimed news commentator Jann Post when Kårbø ran into NM gold ahead of Sandvik. – It wasn’t supposed to work this year either, athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal followed up. Because there have been eight silver medals in a row for Sandvik. All times he has lost to one of the Kårbø brothers, either Tom Erling or Harald. “ALWAYS A KÅRBØ AHEAD”: This is how news commentator Jann Post described it. Here, Fredrik Sandvik (th) is narrowly beaten by Harald Kårbø in 2020. Photo: Ørn E. Borgen / NTB – I’m starting to get bored, to put it mildly, I won’t hide that, he says, and believes that the winner got it easy Today. – Kårbø doesn’t move a metre, so today he gets it cheap. But that’s his tactic and he wins with it. Kårbø won with a time of 8.37.19. Sandvik was three hundredths behind. Praised by the winner – I was tired, but when he is so close and it is in the last round, I manage to mobilize a little. This time it cost more than ever before against Fredrik, so the question is whether he won’t win until next year, says the winner Tom Erling Kårbø to news. Sandvik says he wants to forget this Friday night as soon as possible, but Kårbø praised the man and his brother has now struck so many times. Fredrik Sandvik during the Bislett Games earlier this summer. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB – He really deserved to win today, he says. – At least I make it exciting, I must have that, says Sandvik. Jacob Boutera is also among Norway’s best athletes in the 3000 meter hurdles, but was very unlucky when the NM medals were to be awarded. The Gular runner never made it to the finish line and had to retire with a thigh strain. Boutera looked distressed and was quickly taken to an equipment warehouse under the stands at the athletics stadium in Jessheim for treatment. It is currently uncertain how long he will be out with the injury.
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