The Norwegian Jakob IngebrigtsenOlympic 1,500 meters champion in Tokyothe defense of his title has been ironed out in the Paris’2024 GamesIf you don’t get injured or sick, it will be like a “walk in the park.”
Ingebrigtsen, 23, is one of the best middle distance runners in the world today and, despite her youth, her record already includes Olympic gold in the 1,500m, two world championships in the 5,000m and four continental titles in same distance. .
After her success at the Tokyo Olympics, the Norwegian hopes to retain her 1,500m champion crown in Paris next summer.
“If I didn’t get hurt and I didn’t get sick, I think it would be a walk in the park,” Ingebrigtsen said in “Fire” podcast“, of European Athleticswhere he also spoke about his vision for these Games in Paris.
“Obviously, I imagine that the Tokyo Olympics, without spectators, with a lot of testing and COVID rules, will be very different from what the Paris Games will be,” he said.
For Ingebrigtsen, the Paris Olympic Games will also be a new opportunity to climb to the top of the 1,500-meter podium after losing in Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr in Eugene’2022 World Cups and Budapest’2023respectively.
“At the end of the day, it’s a competition where everyone does their best to win, but sometimes not everything goes according to plan,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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