– I think it’s embarrassing to be so good, but at the same time be so damn bad, says Jakob Ingebrigtsen after the WC silver. – It’s absolutely awesome. Unfortunately, it’s stupid to say that. WC silver is an incredibly big thing to achieve, but at the same time I am beaten by people who are worse than me. I am disappointed in myself, he continues. This was Ingebrigtsen’s first WC medal outdoors. He also took silver in the 1,500 meters during the indoor WC in March, but then with covid in his body. But last year he became Olympic champion, and that is where he now puts the list. Watch the final here: – Took a big risk The Kenyans picked up the pace early in the night’s final, but it wasn’t enough for the Norwegian favourite. After 650 metres, Ingebrigtsen went all the way to the top. Then he was side by side with his biggest rival, Timothy Cheruiyot, in a round. – We open the first 700 quite quickly, so I think that there is no one who is stupid enough to attack on the outside. But it is, admits Ingebritsen. For in the final round, British Jake Wightman took over the lead – and ran to a surprising gold. – It is an insanely tough way to run a race, to go up to the top and pull as much as Jakob did. He needs that last little bit at the end to keep Wightman behind him. Once he gets past, he is a very fast runner. Running past him on the run will take a lot. But a silver in the WC is a sick achievement, and at least to do it that way is crazy strong, says brother Henrik Ingebrigtsen from the stands. DISAGREE: Jakob Ingebrigtsen and older brother Henrik each have their own explanation for what went wrong in the WC final. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB Wightman won in 3.29.23, while Ingebrigtsen ran in 3.29.47. Mohamed Katir from Spain took bronze. – He took a big risk by running that way, but it would have been all the stronger to take the gold that way, says Henrik Ingebrigtsen – Good enough to win superiorly Lillebror can’t see it the same way. On the contrary. SURPRISING CHAMPION: Jake Wightman sprinted away from a disappointed Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / Stian Lysberg Solum – No, the main mistake is perhaps that I don’t push enough along the way. I open the door for people to use energy to attack. If I had run a little bit faster, I wouldn’t have opened that door, he says. And elaborates: – I know that I am good enough to win very well. I end up in a position where I open myself up to a lot of attacks, because I don’t run fast enough. If I had kept a higher speed earlier, the others, or Cheruiyot, would not have been willing to use their strength to try to get first position. And I could run a lot faster. – I am disappointed that I did a worse race than I should have. I make some mistakes. I defend my place a little too much for me to win the sprint. I turned out. I made some decisions I felt I had to, but I should have done it completely differently, he says self-critically. – What did you think when Wightman took the turn? – I got confirmation of what I feared at the moment. I want to get out what I’m good at. I didn’t do that today, he states. The consolation: He will also run 5,000 meters in the World Championships, so it could still be gold.
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