the spanish athlete Mohamed Katir got the silver medal on the final of the 5,000 meters of the European Athletics Championshipswhich is being held in the German town of Munich, after signing an exceptional race being only surpassed by the world record holder, the Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Katir always remained in the leading group and decided to join the attack of the fastest with three laps to go. The Spaniard did not give in and fought for victory against Ingebrigtsen but gave in in the final stretch. In addition, the also Spanish Abdessamad Oukhelfen and Adel Mechaal finished twelfth and fourteenth, respectively.
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Ingebrigsten, recent world champion in Eugene, revalidated in Munich his continental crown from four years ago in Berlin in the 5,000 meters. Katir (12:50.79) and Ingebrigsten (12:48.45), the only two athletes with accredited times under 13 minutes, did not disappoint with their rivalry.
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The race began with Ingebrigsten leading, although on the second lap his compatriot, Narve Gilje Nordas, took the lead, who opened the gap for about 400 meters until he was caught up by the group, who entrusted themselves to the pace that the British Andrew Butchart.
A crash by Frenchman Hugo Fray with four laps to go destabilized the race. The Italian Yemaneberhan Crippa began to shoot, seconded by Katir and Adel Mechaal, a movement that Ingebrigsten did not like, who jumped into lane two to get first and head the last eight hundred meters.
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Katir’s confidence made Ingebrigsten squeeze himself to the maximum on the last lap, although the gear change that the Norwegian made in the last corner was impossible for the Murcian runner to follow, who reached the finish line exhausted.
Ingebrigsten won in Munich, with a fully dedicated stadium, with a time of 13:21.13, ahead of Katir (13:22.98), second, and Crippa (13:24.83), third.