Things were predicted to go fast during the Diamond League event on the record track in Monaco. Lysharen was set at 3.27.50, which is 36 hundredths slower than Ingebrigtsen’s own best before Friday.
With a time of 3:26.73, Ingebrigtsen took a new European record and a new best record. This was the fourth fastest time in 1500 meters ever and the first time Ingebrigtsen ran under 3.27.
– There are some magical limits of 1,500 meters. 3.27 for the first time. He is sick, Ingebrigtsen tells NRK after the race.
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Neither Timothy Cheruiyot nor Narve Gilje Nordås managed to keep up with Ingebrigtsen. Gilje Nordås ran in 3:31.06, but took the time to brag about Ingebrigtsen.
– It is completely raw. Absolutely phenomenal. It shows that the conditions here in Monaco are magical, says Gilje Nordås about his compatriot NRK.
The world record was set by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj in 1998 and is 3.26.00. The two Kenyans Bernard Lagat and Asbel Kiprop ran in 3.26.34 and 3.26.69.
– It should be possible to narrow the shape out one more. We are talking about a scary shot for the best competitors who are not here. A gun for Josh Kerr and the others who are not here, says NRK sports expert Vebjørn Rodal.
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In June, Ingebrigtsen won gold in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. Later that month, he and his wife Elisabeth Asserson Ingebrigtsen became parents for the first time.
– I have very good follow-up from Henrik, Filip and Elisabeth. Many people make it easy for me to run here so I can do my best, says Jakob Ingebrigtsen about his brothers and his wife.
The big event of the season is the Olympics in Paris. The 1,500 meters final will be held in Paris on August 6. Ingebrigtsen is the reigning Olympic champion from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.