Katir breaks Ingebrigtsen’s record of 5,000 meters and sets a new European record

Mo Katir (25 years old) has definitely announced that he is facing the period of his assignment as an international after signing another impressive performance, this time in Monaco Diamond Leaguewhere he stole the European record of 5,000ma Jakob Ingebrigtsen with 12’45″01 (12’48″45 for Norwegian). “The other athletes were very strong, but I was also very strong today, so I fought to win until the last meters”, he explained with great joy after the test.

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The Murcian flew over the synthetic Monegasque and made the most of a very fast race with three hares hired by the organization to be at world record speed. “My goal was to achieve the European record, so I’m very happy,” said the Spaniard after signing his second continental record after the one achieved in Lievin indoor track at 3,000m. Katir arrives Monaco’s Louis II Stadium from Sierra Nevadawhere he concentrated on altitude for three weeks, just after competing in the European Teams of Silesia.

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“My next goal is to qualify for the World Cup (August 19-28) in Torrent Spanish Championship and to win gold in Budapest, of course”, assured a motivated Katir, who between the eyebrows will lose. Jakob Ingebrigtsen. So far, he has taken the 5,000m continental record from him, but his ambition is to surpass him at the World Cup. “The Norwegian can be beaten, it’s not impossible. Right now, I’m like a sniper, I’m hungry behind him and any failure by him will be expensive,” Katir told Mundo Deportivo at the beginning of the month. Jean Bouin winner in 2021.

Another of the Spaniards who rose to fame in Monaco was Victor Ruiz, who achieved the Olympic minimum in the 3,000 obstacles, after being seventh with 8’14”41 -a result that reaffirms his world minimum that he already has-. Next week’s Spanish Torrent Championship will be decisive in shaping the national trio that will go to Budapest as they have many athletes with options such as Dani Arce, Fernando Carro or Sebas Martos. he has no sun Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, who fell short of fourth place in the pole vault by failing to clear the bar at 5.92m first and over 6.02 on the third and final attempt. Despite the result, his fourth defeat in four years, the Swede is in great form and will once again be a strong favorite to win world gold in Budapest. In the 100m, victory went to Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala with 9.92.