– If you have to stand up for yourself and say you’re cool, then it might be a bit wrong. It is perhaps up to others to think. But I don’t know if it’s a competition in itself. We try to run fast, and if fast is cool, then I guess we all try to be cool, says Jakob Ingebrigtsen to news. The statements come after sprint legend Michael Johnson asked the following questions on Twitter. “Are there any current distance runners with the same “swagger” as Ingebrigtsen?” Now the debate is raging about who has the most “swagger” in athletics. The term is often used for people who boast self-confidence and behave accordingly. “SWAGGY”: Yared Nuguse. Photo: Fredrik Tombra / news Ingebrigtsen’s rivals Timothy Cheruiyot and Ollie Hoare quickly took to the keyboard. They mark disagreement with Johnson. The Kenyan pointed to his strong statistics against the Norwegian, while Hoare singled out teammate Yared Nuguse in his reply: “Yes. If you focus specifically on middle distance. It would also be nice if the media focused more on the broad spectrum of athletes rather than on one person. The US has one with more “swagger” now. He owns a turtle and drives around in a yellow, electric mustang”. Want to build attention Hoare and Nuguse are teammates in On Athletics Club, together with Mario García. All three raced under 3.30 minutes in the 1500 meters at the Bislett Games. Australian Hoare elaborates what he means to news: – The tweet was about my teammate, Yared Nuguse. I think he has a lot of “swagger”. He really doesn’t care what he thinks. He does his thing and leans into his races, explains the Australian, who won the 1,500 meters during the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Hoare explains that he thinks athletics is a difficult sport to follow, so he would like to see other personalities and stories highlighted. . He believes it will help to lift the sport and create interest. – My tweet was about getting more people to explore these stories, these characters and not just the main exercise itself, but everything athletics has to offer. ON ATHLETICS CLUB: Ollie Hoare and head coach Dathan Ritzenhein in Oslo. Photo: Fredrik Tombra / news Nuguse grins when he hears what his teammate in On Athletics Club has said: – I think it’s a strange way of looking at it. I think I’m quite unique and do things my way, if that’s the case, I have plenty of that, smiles Nuguse. “Tractor swagger” The 2019 world champion and Olympic silver medalist, Timothy Cheruiyot, also sold himself as an athlete with “swagger”. When asked by news if he is the one with the most of it, he highlights his side job. – Yes, I hope so, because I do a lot, among other things I drive a tractor and have a farm, says Cheruiyot, who constantly shares the picture on TikTok. – I am a farmer. I grow potatoes, maize and tea. When it’s the offseason, I’m there, see how things are going and have a couple of projects. – Is that my secret recipe? – Yes, that’s my secret. My father is also a farmer. I love being there when it’s not in season. To look after my animals and drive a tractor. The brothers snort at the sale – I think Jakob is the one I know who has the most swagger. And then I think the others you mention need to go to Wikipedia or look up what swagger actually means. Because having a turtle is not good enough, says Henrik Ingebrigtsen. SMILING OF THE CLAIMS: Henrik Ingebrigtsen sat between Magnus Tuv Myhre and Zerei Kbrom Mezngi before the men’s 5,000 meters during the Bislett Games. He thinks it takes more than a pet. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB Filip Ingebrigtsen tells news that he is not that deep into the “swagger” matter, but he suspects that the competitors haven’t quite got it: – They should probably ask Michael Johnson what the definition of “swagger” in intermediate distance is. Because I don’t know if you get a lot of credit from driving a tractor?
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