“Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been a 1,500-metre runner who happens to win gold in the 5,000 metres. Maybe it’s time to change that. The chance of Jakob Ingebrigtsen winning two golds in the same Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, which he necessarily dreams of, may be greater in the 5,000 meters and the double medley.” That’s what news’s sports commentator Jan Petter Saltvedt wrote in a comment before Saturday’s Olympic final in the 5,000 metres. That same evening, Ingebrigtsen did as he has done in the last two world championships: After being beaten in the 1,500 meters, which he himself considers his main distance, he took gold in the 5,000. Just like in the WC in Eugene in 2022 and the WC in Budapest in 2023. But when asked by news if he will also run 1,500 meters in the next Olympics, he replies: – Yes! – Absolutely sure? – Absolutely. Later on Saturday evening, he published an Instagram post, where he ended with a look forward to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. – Tomorrow I start preparing for my next two Olympic golds, wrote Ingebrigtsen, with the subject tag #LA2028. Huge statistics Ingebrigtsen has an extreme statistic at 5000 metres. He made history when he won EC gold in the 5000 meters as a 17-year-old in 2018. In his WC debut at the distance, he had to settle for fifth place, after getting a little overzealous in the final at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha 30 . September 2019. But since then no one has actually managed to beat him over 12.5 rounds on a track and field. In the covid year 2020, he did not run the distance at all. Afterwards, he has continued with this winning streak (semi-finals in championships not included): – No plans to give me Earlier he has announced that he wants to go up in distances. But despite the fact that in the championship he does better at 5,000 meters than at 1,500, he will therefore not change to a double with 5,000/10,000 – which traditionally is much more common. – You can probably see from statistics that there are some exercises where it is easier to reproduce success, while in others there are many more winners historically. But as long as I am in a position where I feel I can win, I will stick to it, says Ingebrigtsen. – And then there is always a time to go up in distance, but I have no plans to give up anytime soon, he adds. COMMON MEMORY: Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen and Grant Fisher both ran two distances in the Olympics. Photo: Aleksandra Szmigiel / Reuters American support It is an attitude supported by Grant Fisher, the American who took bronze in both the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters in Paris. – It would be fun to see him in a 10,000-metre race. He’s had success in cross-country races in the past, so it’s not out of reach. He is very serious in his training, and it would suit a 10,000 as well, he begins when he answers news’s question what he would do if he were Ingebrigtsen. And continues: – I would probably continue with 1500/5000. 1500 is a glamor exercise, the most important middle and long distance race. It is the greatest exercise for many. He did not win a medal in the 1500 metres, but that in no way means that he should cut the distance, says Fisher. THE SIXTH GOLD: Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen has three EC golds, two WC golds and one Olympic gold in the 5000 metres. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB – My duty Ingebrigtsen makes no secret of the fact that the dynamics are different in longer runs. – 5000 meters is a slightly more honest exercise, where the best runner often wins. It is a big contrast to 1,500 metres, where there is much more complexity and many more unforeseen things that happen, says Ingebrigtsen. Without that taking away from him the desire to run 1500. In Saturday’s 5000 final, it seemed that he controlled the rest of the field with words and signs, until he distanced everyone completely on the last lap. – When people become uncertain and are going out into the field, it is my duty as a practitioner to say “now you had better jump in, go and close that gap on the inside”. It’s much better. Some hear, some don’t, he smiles. Check out this celebration: Wild cheers after overtime scoring 01:00 Watch the dramatic final seconds 00:53 LeBron James showed support 00:23 Watch the wild scoring – photos from Max 00:34 Show more Published 11.08.2024, at 07.56 Updated 11.08.2024, at 10.36
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Ingebrigtsen refuses to abandon the favorite distance 1500 – Olympics Paris 2024
