Jakob Ingebrigtsen was a long way behind and on the last lap he was far behind the field. But then, with 250 meters to go, he got a clear path and advanced around the entire field. On the run, he was at the front, waving to the audience. He easily won the semi-final with a time of 3:34.98 and is thus ready for the final. Narve Gilje Nordås is ready for a WC final for the first time in his career. In Sunday’s 1500m semi-finals, he ran in the first heat. The starting point for the semi-finals was simple: the first six in each heat advance to Wednesday’s final. Nordås had tough competition from, among others, Yared Nuguse and Mohamed Katir in the heat. The Norwegian fell behind from the start, before gradually advancing forward. – He is in a great position going into the last round, said expert commentator Vebjørn Rodal, after Nordås moved up to a fourth-fifth position. On the run he showed a good finish and safely went on. The Norwegian finished fifth with a time of 3:32.81. Yared Nuguse won the heat with a time of 3:32.69. – I had full control, says Nordås in an interview with news after the finish. Afraid of the heat – Safe and secure run from Narve. This is as cheap as you can expect to get a semi-final in a World Cup. I think Narve solved this very maturely, says Rodal after the finish. – I think it was very well resolved. He saved his energy at the start and came up impressively. He jumps a bit in lane two, but you have to do that if you’re not going to be in front the whole time. I think he solved it very well, and I don’t think he used more effort than necessary, says Nordås’ training mate Per Svela. Nordås himself was afraid of the conditions in Budapest before the race. – I was worried before this race, because I don’t thrive in the heat. It was 34 degrees and when I went out on the balcony earlier today I was about to pass out after a minute, he says. But inside the athletics stadium in Budapest, he kept his cool and made it safely to the final, while Katir, among others, went out. – The main goal was to qualify for the final. I’m good at winning medals, and so are all the others, he says. You can follow the rest of news’s broadcast from the World Athletics Championships in the video player below. Ingebrigtsen chases first WC gold in 1500 meters Nordås has earlier in her career primarily focused on longer distances. The 24-year-old has run 5,000 meters in the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships, where he was knocked out in the opening heat in both the Olympics and the World Championships. This season he has committed himself to 1500 meters and lowered his personal record from 3.36.23 to 3.29.47. He is one of eleven runners who have run 1500 meters in under 3.30 this year. Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been the big one so far this season, with 3.27.14 as the year’s best in the world. Ingebrigtsen is the Olympic champion in the 1500 metres, but was narrowly beaten by Jake Wightman in the battle for the WC gold in the 1500 meters last year. Both Nordås and Ingebrigtsen are scheduled to run 5,000 meters later in the championship. There is the opening heat on Thursday evening, while the final takes place on Sunday evening.
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Narve Gilje Nordås ready for the WC final in the 1500 meters – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule
