– What a huge setback for Jakob Ingebrigtsen, exclaimed news commentator Jann Post. Because it didn’t go as expected. Ingebrigten finished fourth after an incredible run-up side where he was passed by three runners. American Cole Hocker sensationally won the race ahead of Josh Kerr in a new Olympic record of 3.27.65. – I feared him at a slightly slower speed, but not at this speed. Olympic record, that is. Cole Hocker, says Post. Ingebrigtsen finished fourth in 3.28.24. He was also passed by Kerr and Yared Nuguse on the rush side. – Very surprising, says Narve Gilje Nordås about Ingebrigtsen’s fourth place. Photo: BILDBYRÅN It was surprising how the race developed. – There is and will be a difference with and without a hare, says news commentator Jann Post. – It is very good that we have both. Honest championship races, where no one gets help. It is fascinating, added news expert Vebjørn Rodal. It really looked like Ingebrigtsen was going to get the race he wanted. But then he had to do the race himself. And he did at once. And Ingebrigtsen put pressure on the others even before the start with a sky-high speed. Already after 100 metres, Ingebrigtsen was in the lead. It was clear that he was going to wear out the others in the field. – Is he going to try to drive a record speed from the start, exclaimed news commentator Jann Post when Ingebrigtsen got into the car. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB After losing the World Cup final twice in a row, there was great excitement about how Ingebrigtsen would solve the Olympic final on Tuesday. There were 12 men at the start, including Narve Gilje Nordås, who eventually finished seventh. But in the Olympic final in Paris, there was no doubt what Ingebrigtsen was up to – It’s a world record speed for Jakob Ingebrigtsen, said Post after passing 400 metres. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB In the final, six runners had a personal record faster than 3.30, which is seen as a dream limit for the distance. Rodal wondered in advance what help Ingebrigtsen would get in tet. – It is expected that Kerr is a little stronger as a sprinter, a little faster, he is a better 800-meter runner and probably has a little more speed in his legs. So Jakob must try to wear out Josh Kerr, said news’s athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal ahead of the race. Two losses in a row After the Olympic gold in 2021, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has consolidated his position as the world’s best 1500-metre runner. In the Olympics in Tokyo three years ago, he won the race in 3:28.32. But in the two consecutive world championships, he has been beaten twice in a row. Both times the winning time was 3.29. Photo: Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters Jake Wightman beat Ingebrigtsen in the sprint during the WC in Eugene in 2022. The winning time was 3.29.23. Ingebrigtsen was 24 hundredths behind. Josh Kerr beat Ingebrigtsen with the same move in the sprint in Budapest last year. The winning time was 3:29.38. Ingebrigtsen was 27 hundredths behind. Kerr also beat Ingebrigtsen in the mile race in Eugene earlier this season. But then Ingebrigtsen had gone through an injury period this winter. Since then, Ingebrigtsen has lowered her personal record to below 3.27 for the first time (3.26.73). But the strength ratio between Kerr and Ingebrigtsen was difficult to discern in the semi-final where the two met for the second time this season. Both went to the final under control, with Ingebrigtsen first. Svarte Ingebrigtsen’s sting Kerr has competed little this season and did not compete in the EC in June either. This has caused Ingebrigtsen to send a jab in the direction of her British arch-rival during the Olympics. – I think he will be remembered as the Briton who never competes, said Ingebrigtsen before the attempt. BRITISH RIVAL: There has been a cold atmosphere between Ingebrigtsen and Kerr since the Briton’s World Cup gold last year. Photo: Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters Kerr then pointed out in the press conference that he is most concerned with defining his career when it is over. – Everyone can have their opinion. I have absolutely no problem with that, Kerr said about Ingebrigtsen’s statement. Published 06.08.2024, at 20.54 Updated 06.08.2024, at 21.05
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Super duel between Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr – Olympics Paris 2024
