– In 2012 it was first 1,500 meters and 5,000 on the last day. In 2014 it was first 1500 metres, then 5000 meters on the last day. In 2016 the same, and in 2018 the same, says Henrik Ingebrigtsen to news – and claims: – I don’t understand why they have to change it. If Jakob Ingebrigtsen is to copy his two golds from Berlin four years ago, he will have to prepare himself for a new set-up: Monday: 1500 metres, trials Tuesday: 5000 metres, final Thursday: 1500 metres, final It is barely an hour after cousin Ingebrigtsen has sprinted to the final 1500 meters in Munich that news meets Henrik Ingebrigtsen outside the Olympic Stadium. Big brother Ingebrigtsen is clear that the new set-up is less inviting in terms of doubling. – You want 1,500 meter runners at 5,000 and you want 10,000 meter runners at 5,000. You want people from shorter and longer distances to meet. Then they should make arrangements to double. It is boring to only choose one distance. Middle and long distance for men in the EC Monday 15 August: 21.15: 1500 metres, trials Tuesday 16 August: 11.40: 3000 meters hurdles, trials 21.08: 5000 metres, final Wednesday 17 August: Thursday 18 August: 10.10: 800 meters, trials 21.05: 1500 meters, final Friday 19 August: 20.27: 800 meters, semi-final 21.00: 3000 meter hurdles, final Saturday: Sunday: 19.40: 800 meters, final 20.00: 10,000 meters, final – Symjarane can take ten medals in same championship. You have to try to make some arrangements so that runners can also do it, says Henrik Ingebrigtsen with a smile on his face. Henrik Ingebrigtsen tried his hand at both 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters in the European Championships in Amsterdam in 2016 and in Berlin in 2018. This with bronze and 4th place and 4th place and silver from each of the championships. SUCCESS DOUBLE: Jakob Ingebrigtsen won 5,000 meters ahead of Henrik Ingebrigtsen in Berlin four years ago. Both doubled and ran an additional 1,500 metres. Photo: Martin Meissner / AP Jakob won two golds in Berlin and is the reigning European champion at both distances. Rodal: Worse set-up than in the World Cup for Jakob news expert Vebjørn Rodal understands that it is challenging that they do not finish one exercise before going on to the next. He is unsure what the change is about, but wonders if it could be to make it easier for athletes who want to run both 800 meters and 1,500 meters. German Christoph Kessler is the only one to run 800 and 1500 meters in the EC, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Mohamed Mohumed run 1500 and 5000 meters. But Rodal does not think it necessarily means that much for Jakob Ingebrigtsen that he has to run the 5000 meter final before the 1500 meter final in this European Championship. – He is so superbly good. If he really was under competition and pressure from other runners, such as in the Olympic and World Cup context, it would be unnecessarily tough, says Rodal. Several of the strongest 1500 meter runners from Europe are over the distance in the EC. World champion Jake Wightman sprints 800 metres, Olympic bronze winner Josh Kerr stands over the championship and Spain’s World Cup bronze winner, Mohamed Katir, prioritizes 5,000 metres. – This is a worse setup for Jakob than in the WC. news has contacted European Athletics with a view to the European Championship layout, but has so far not received an answer as to why it is set up this way in 2022. No agreement on departure The two brothers used the European Championship’s first race day to drive straight from the heights in the Swiss St. Moritz to Munich in Germany. Henrik thought it was the best to perform at both distances, but admits that Jakob was a little lukewarm to that particular idea. – I was one hundred percent clear that this was the way I wanted to do it. Jakob was a little lukewarm to that idea. He wanted to go down yesterday, because he didn’t want to feel heavy. But I am quite sure that this is best for performing at 1500 and 5000 metres. SMÅSENT OUT: Jakob and Henrik Ingebrigtsen arrived at the warm-up facility at the Olympic Stadium an hour and a half before the 1500 metres. Traffic chaos outside the stadium meant that they were several minutes late. Photo: Fredrik Tombra / news And for now it seems that big brother’s plan looks good. Jakob Ingebrigtsen was no heavier than it was a controlled heat winner in a time of 3:38.48 seconds. – Fortunately, it is ten seconds away from pers. So it is difficult to say how much it costs, but he is trained to tolerate this. If other competitors had done the same, there is no doubt that the system suits Jakob best, says Henrik Ingebrigtsen – before he recalls what was done in the WC: – It is an extra challenge, but he is trained to handle it . You see in the WC, he runs five races, but it looks like the first race and it doesn’t look like he has done anything other than charging up for the final of the 5000. For the record, Jakob Ingebrigtsen took WC silver in the 1500 metres, before he got his revenge with the gold medal in the 5000 meters in superb style.
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