the norwegian Jakob IngebrigtsenOlympic champion of 1,500 and the world of 5,000, will compete for the first time in Madrid on February 22 in the 3,000 trials held at the sports center Gallurinside the circuit World Athletics indoor track, as reported Thursday by Royal Spanish Athletics Federation.
ingebrigtsenwho also has four championships on his record Europe outdoors -two at 1,500 and two at 5,000- and four indoors -two at 1,500 and two at 3,000-, he will arrive in Madrid with the aim of winning the 3,000 test and continue to extend his record.
The young Norwegian athlete, 22, has done nothing over 3000 meters in his short career. Outside, only twice in the last five years: once to stroke the record Europe (and took Norway from his brother Filip, who in turn took it from his other brother Henrik) with 7:27.05, and another to beat the sprint with 7:33.06 at the 5 km road world record holder, the Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi.
In indoor track, he only competed in the 3,000 meters with medals in between (two European golds out of two), so Madrid This is their first time dueling against the clock.
The purpose of Jakob Yongebrigtsen in Gallur passed the world record of 3000 m on the indoor track, beating the Kenyan record Daniel commentedwho in 1998 set the mark at 7:24.90, but on the way he would get the European record, which was surely in the hands of a Spaniard, Adel Mechaal, with 7:30.82.
Madrid is the sixth and penultimate stop of World Athletics Indoor Tour Goldthe best indoor circuit in the world.
Source: La Verdad
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