Jakob Ingebrigtsen was never threatened in the 1500 meters in Lausanne and won his first competition after the EC. During the Diamond League meet, he ran in a time of 3:29.05. It is the year’s best in the world at 1500 metres. – When I felt I had a bit of a bang in Eugene, it’s a bit nice to be the one who has run the fastest. I guess I was last year, and hopefully I will be this year as well. It’s good to have a good race, Ingebrigtsen told news after the race. The 21-year-old put himself at the front of the field early on. Just before the end, he picked up the pace and gained many meters on his competitors. – They cannot join. This looks brilliant. We can get a super time, said news commentator Jann Post along the way. BEST OF THE YEAR: Ingebrigtsen crushed the competition with best of the year in the world in Switzerland. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP British Jake Wightman set the year’s best in the WC final in the USA, but Ingebrigtsen lowered the time by 18 hundredths. – Not a perfect race After taking silver during the WC in Eugene earlier this summer, the Sandnes boy hit back hard against the world elite in Switzerland. – I don’t want revenge, but I want to do well, he said and continued: – I want to do better than before. And as I have said before, I think it is motivating to feel mastery, and not least improvement. I’m probably at least as tired as everyone else. And that says something about the form we have managed to create. – Do you feel this is how you should do it in the WC? – Absolutely. That’s probably how I tried, but I didn’t quite get it. But I feel again that I am at a good level, but this is not a perfect race in perfect day shape in perfect conditions, I have much more in me, answers Ingebrigtsen. After the race, Stewart McSweyn from Australia was full of praise for the Norwegian. – He is an “all-time great”. Probably one of the best of all time. When he’s at his best, just take off his hat. It is quite wonderful to be part of the race he is in, he told news. Kenyan duo Timothy Cheruiyot and Abel Kipsang were also part of the strong starting field. Kipsang took second place, while McSweyn took third place. WATCH: The interview with Jakob Ingebrigtsen after the race in Lausanne. Back after the EC It is only a little over a week since he won his second EC gold, at the same distance in Munich. Actually, he was supposed to have competition-free until the Diamond League final in Zurich on September 8, but a strong starting field in Lausanne made him change his plans. EC success: Ingebrigtsen has the 1500 meters as her favorite distance and also won EC gold in the distance earlier this month. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB For he has four championship medals this season, but lacked a record time – and has not run 1,500 meters in the Diamond League either. Last year he set a personal record and a European record during the Olympics in Tokyo, with 3:28.32. When he took silver in the WC, the season’s best was 3.29.47. Gold winner Jake Wightman then had the season’s fastest 1500 meters with 3.29.23. The speed in Lausanne was set at around 3.30. WATCH LIVE: Diamond League from Lausanne.
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