Ingebrigtsen had two straight losses to Kerr before they met in the Olympics on Sunday night in the 1500m semi-finals. First, Kerr won WC gold in the 1500 metres. Ingebrigtsen then had to see himself beaten again in the mile race in Eugene in May. On Sunday, the big advance favorites for the Olympic gold finally met again. This time in the semi-finals. And there was a duel between the two arch-rivals, who were at the front of the field. But the duel was of the controlled kind for the two who were the best. But when asked what it was like to meet Kerr again, Ingebrigtsen made another stab before the final in the direction of the Briton. – If he was here, he didn’t see it, says Ingebrigtsen to news. – It was a convincing performance by the two best, says Jann Post. – We were not much wiser than that both are in very good shape, says news expert Vebjørn Rodal. There, Kerr went straight to the front, while Ingebrigtsen went to the tail of the field. And the pace was certainly not very high at the start of the race. But after one round, Ingebrigtsen turned up the pace after the semi-final was set for a time as weak as 3.50 at the start of the race. The best six in the semi-final heat secured a place in the final, which takes place on Tuesday evening at 20.50. Narve Gilje Nordås runs in the second semi-final. Sent jabs It has been heated between the two since Ingebrigtsen lost the match for the WC gold last year. Then Ingebrigtsen thought that Kerr was just “the next in line”, even though the Briton had cheated him for the WC gold. They got Kerr fired. Since then, there has been lip service through the media. REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION: Briton Josh Kerr has become Ingebrigtsen’s great rival in the 1500 metres. But they rarely meet. Photo: Alina Smutko / Reuters Also earlier during the Olympics, Ingebrigtsen sent a jab in the direction of her archrival. – It is difficult to see someone as a rival when they never participate in races. I think Josh Kerr will be known as the Briton who never competes, said Ingebrigtsen in meeting the press for the first time at the Olympics. Ingebrigtsen herself has lowered her personal record in the 1500 meters to 3.26.73 this season. But the last time they met before the Olympics, Kerr was the best during the Diamond League meet in Eugene in May. Because it has been cold between the two after a war of words in the media, after Kerr won the WC gold in the 1500 meters in Budapest last year. Earlier this season, Kerr also beat Ingebrigtsen in the mile race in Eugene. But since then, Ingebrigtsen has, among other things, become the fourth fastest person of all time at 1500 metres, with a time of 3.26.73. Convinced before the semi-final Both Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås showed strength in the heat on Friday and made it to the semi-final well. Kerr also looked impressive in the tryout. Not that it impressed Ingebrigtsen before the meeting between the two in the semi-final. – I feel very confident in myself, but I don’t think Kerr feels so confident in himself, said Ingebrigtsen after the initial heats. Kerr, for his part, responded to Ingebrigtsen’s jab from the press conference. – It is my job to define the career and it will be defined in the end, Kerr told news. Tuesday evening is the final of the 1500 meters in Paris. Published 04.08.2024, at 21.15 Updated 04.08.2024, at 21.21
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Semi-final 1500 meters in the Olympics with Nordås and Ingebrigtsen. – Paris 2024 Olympics
