Two days after the European Championship gold in the 5000 meters in Munich, Jakob Ingebrigtsen will fight for the season’s fourth championship medal in less than a month. But despite the fact that the Europeans have dominated 1500 meters in 2022, several of the best choose to drop the distance in the EC. Jake Wightman prioritizes the 800 meters after he ran to WC gold and bronze in the Commonwealth Games in the 1500 metres. WC bronze winner in 1500 meters and EC silver winner in 5000 meters, Mohamed Katir, bet everything on Tuesday’s 5000 meters in Munich. And Olympic bronze medalist Josh Kerr stands above the championship. So who are actually the challengers to Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 1500 metres? – I’m struggling to think of any at all actually, says news expert Vebjørn Rodal. – I can’t put my finger on a name that is a real challenger to Jakob in his current form. He is in formidable shape, Rodal believes. STUMBLED INTO THE GOAL: While Jakob Ingebrigtsen could celebrate advancement, Heyward threw himself over the finish line to “save” himself in time. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB Jake Heyward will defend Great Britain’s honor in the middle distance, but the 23-year-old from Wales did not look very sharp in the test heat. Nine days after he set a personal record of 3.31.08 during the Commonwealth Games, he made it to the European Championship final as the first-place finisher with a margin of two hundredths. The time? 3.39,30. – This was good for getting the body going. I did a pretty hard session a couple of days ago, and it might still be in my legs, says Heyward to news, who clarifies that there are blank slates in the final. He was inspired by Jake Wightman’s performance in the WC final, where he overtook Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the last turn and beat the Norwegian in a sprint. – I have competed against Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr for a long time, and they have all beaten each other. When you beat runners like that, who also beat Jakob, it shows that anything is possible. It’s not easy, as I’m sure Jake can tell you. But it is exciting. When you stand on the starting line, you know you can compete for medals. – Even the best can make mistakes Mario García finished 4th in the WC and finished 97 hundredths behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen on a new personal record: 3.30,20 minutes. The Spaniard appeared to progress comfortably from the second heat of the EC, but admitted that it cost more than expected. Now he looks forward to the final. – Jakob is the man to beat, and everyone obviously wants to beat him, says García to news. He believes it will be a terrific final as Europe is the dominant part of the world in 2022. The five best in the WC came from Great Britain, Norway and Spain. – That is the magic of 1500 metres. Anything can happen. Even the best can make mistakes, so it’s possible, but it’s going to be tough, says García. RACE AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE WC: Jake Wightman (from left), Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Mario Garcia ran together against each other in the trial and final of the WC. Photo: HANNAH PETERS / AFP – I’m not very impressed. Yes … I was not very impressed by what I saw, no. On paper, they look much better than what they do “in real life”, says Henrik Ingebrigtsen to news. However, he does not rule out that they could become more dangerous in a possible final, especially the British Heyward who threw himself forward and went to the ground. – He was a bit lucky, I saw that. But now we know another came with a hundredth in the WC and won a medal. The margins are so small. Often it is the experiment that is the eye of the needle, says Ingebrigtsen. When news mentions that the competitors say they were motivated by Wightman’s maneuver in the WC and the fact that he beat Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Henrik believes that the little brother is unlikely to let the same thing happen twice. – It will be exciting to see on Thursday. In the WC, Wightman showed that it was possible to beat Jakob, but in this championship, Jakob is probably interested in showing that it was the one time. PS! Jakob Ingebrigtsen runs the final of 1500 meters on Thursday, at 21.05. The EC week in Munich is broadcast on news.
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