The Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsenworld champion of 1,500 meters, and the Dutch Femke Boldouble world champion in the 400 hurdles and 4×400, was selected this Saturday as the best European athletes of the year for the second consecutive year at the continental athletics gala held in Vilnius (Lithuania).
This award put an end to an unforgettable year of Jakob Ingebrigstendeclared European indoor champion at 1,500 and 3,000 meters in Istanbul (Turkey), champion of 5,000 and runner-up of 1,500 at the Outdoor World Championships in Budapest, champion of the Diamond League circuit and broke world records at 2,000 meters and two miles and the Europeans 1,500, the miles and 3,000.
Ingebrigtsen beat the Greek long jumper in the final vote Miltiadis TentoglouEuropean indoor and world outdoor champion, and the Norwegian pole vaulter Armand Duplantisworld champion and world record holder with 6.23 meters and in 2022 shared the award for the best continental athlete with the Norwegian.
Femke Bol He won his third Diamond League in 2023 and at the Budapest World Championships he won two gold medals in the 400 meter hurdles and the 4×400 relay and was left without his third gold medal after falling in the last meter of the final of the mixed 4×400, in one that the Netherlands is going to win. In addition, last February she broke Jarmila Kratochvilova’s old indoor 400-meter dash world record from 1982 with 49:26 and won gold at the European Indoor Track Championships in Istanbul.
The Dutch athlete, who won the ‘best European athlete’ award for the second consecutive year, something that has not happened since the sprinter and his compatriot won in 2014 and 2015. Daphne Schipperswon the vote of the outdoor high jump world champion and the European indoor high jump champion, the Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchkhand the Spanish march Maria Perezdouble world champion of 20 and 35 kilometers.
The awards are decided in a four-part vote that also takes into account the opinions of fans on social networks, members of the European federation, the media and a panel of experts.
Source: La Verdad
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