Jakob Ingebrigtsen He is fast on the track as his statements are spicy. The Norwegian throws poison darts at every runner who dares to challenge him, and the latest victim is the Scotsman Josh Kerrwith whom he maintained a strong rivalry since he beat him in the 1500m final of the last World Athletics Championships held in Budapest.
The issue is that Kerr broke the world record for the two mile short track this Sunday at the Millrose Games in New York with a mark of 8:00.67, and Ingebrigtsen downplayed it in a statement on TV2 in Norway.
“It’s very positive that my competitors are improving. That way I don’t have to run alone,” began the Norwegian, who when asked by the journalist if he was scared by the good form of his rival, responded: ” I could have beaten him. in that blindfolded race… But it’s good that people ran better than ever.
The rivalry between the two middle distance runners began in August last year, when Kerr surprisingly beat Ingebrigtsen in 1500m final of the World Athletics Championshipstook the gold and left the Norwegian on the second step of the podium.
After that the cross statements started. Kerr accused Ingebrigtsen of having a “pretty big ego” and being disrespectful to other riders. The Norwegian replied that he would beat him in “98 out of 100 races.”
In the latest episode of this soap opera between the two best middle distance runners in the world today, Ingebrigtsen said that it is “not certain” that her rival is running better now than last year, because “then she didn’t run two miles.”
Ingebrigtsen, 23, holds the outdoor two-mile world record with a time of 7:54.10, but an Achilles tendon injury has kept her off the track in recent months.
According to the athlete, his plan is to debut this year in Prefontaine Classic next May, and then take part in Bislett Games from Oslo, before the Rome European and the Olympic Games in Paris.
Source: La Verdad
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