Watch the end of the race in the video player at the top! Narve Gilje Nordås had the fastest last round when he clocked 3.29.47 at Bislett earlier this year. In London, the question was how far up the top speed could take him, in the face of several of the world’s top runners. The Norwegian was relatively far behind from the start, but gradually advanced during the race. On the last lap he was in third position and with 300 meters to go he took the lead. He held the lead on the run, where he held the lead for a long time, but was just passed by the sprinting Yared Nuguse in the last meters. Nordås came second with a time of 3:30.58. – He just barely gets past Nuguse, and he, like me, is a medal candidate in the WC. I feel I am consolidating that position today. Those who thought 3.29 at Bislett was a hoax: Please, here you got the proof that it wasn’t, at all. There are only three Norwegians who have won an exercise in the Diamond League since its inception in 2010, with Andreas Thorkildsen, Karsten Warholm and Jakob Ingebrigtsen. – It’s so raw – How is your confidence now? – It is sky high. It’s so damn raw. Number two in the Diamond League and all the best are there except Jakob. Damn, that’s so raw. Nordås started the hard drive early, but says even he thought: “Pheasant, this is not heavy”. He is aware that it was costly to take so much wind, but says: – I felt good and just had to bet. It’s wild. It’s so hard to get carried away towards the World Cup. I can be a contender for a medal. I proved that today, Nordås continues. – What can you achieve in the WC with the form and confidence you have now? – First I have to go ahead with the experiment. Then I have to move on from the semi-finals. If I get to the final, as I proved today, anything can happen. I just have to be a little colder than I was today. The World Championships in Athletics in Budapest start on 19 August. Follow the event in London here: Clearly the WC requirement for two distances Narve Gilje Nordås has had her big breakthrough as a runner this season. In the 1500 meters he has lowered his personal record from 3.36.23 to 3.29.47 and in the 5000 meters from 13.15.82 to 13.05.38. In doing so, he has also met the WC requirements at both distances and, in particular, at 1,500 meters he has shown a top level that has made him a possible medal candidate in Budapest in a month’s time. On Sunday, he got another chance to test himself against several of the world’s best, although Jakob Ingebrigtsen admittedly wasn’t there. Later in the event, Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal will be in action in the 5000 metres. It is, by all accounts, her last chance to meet the WC requirement for the distance, after an injury-plagued start to the season. Grøvdal runs 5000 meters from 15.27.
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