Josh Kerr is bitter about Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s British record return

The Scotsman Josh Kerr This Saturday, with a time of 3:45.36, a British record, he won the mile of the Prefontaine Classic of the Diamond League in Eugene (United States), where the Norwegian reappeared after eight months without running. Jakob Ingebrigtsenwho finished second, as in the 1,500 at the 2023 World Cup in Budapest.

Ingebrigtsen, after overcoming a Achilles tendon injury which kept him from running in the winter and left him out of the Glasgow Indoor World Championships, he returned to run in Eugene. He did it eight months after his last race, on September 16, 2023, also in Eugene, where he won two diamonds with victory in both the mile and the 3,000 meters, a distance in which he broke the European record.

On the track he faced Josh Kerr, who took gold in the 1,500 m of the Budapest 2023 World Cup, after which both burned social networks with their statements against the other. The last ones before the big rivalry in Eugene.

Josh Kerr once again showed the potential he has and, after leading the last lap, he did not ease off the accelerator in front of Ingebrigtsen, whose lack of activity and the point of the last speed that accompanies the filming of the competitions is noticeable -attention . The British stopped the clock 3:45.34 – British recordbest world record of the year and personal record -, while the Norwegian came only twenty-six hundredths later (3:45.60).

Third is the American Jared Nuguse (3:46.22) and the British fifth Jake Wightman (3:47.80), which he decisively beat the Norwegian in the 1,500 finals of the Eugene 2022 World Championships.

The Spanish Mario García Romo He was tenth with 3:50.14.

Women’s world record in 10,000m

Outside of the Diamond League’s competitive program, the Kenyan is also a star Beatrice Chebetwho, with a time of 28:54.14, achieved victory with the world record in the 10,000 meters on the track.

Chebet, 24, broke the women’s 10,000 meter world record and became the first woman in history to break twenty-nine minutes on the track with 28:54.14. The Ethiopian finished second in Eugene’s race Gudaf Tsegay with 29:05.92, more than eleven seconds away.

The Kenyan athlete significantly lowered the previous world record for 10,000 meters, held by an Ethiopian. Letesenbet Gidey with 29:01.03 in Hengelo (Netherlands) in 2021.

The men’s 10,000 is the Kenyan Olympic selective with fourteen athletes. The first three, who stamped their passports for Paris, were Daniel Mateiko (26:50.81), Nicholas Kipkorir (26:50.94) and Bernard Kibet (26:51.09).

Africa’s dominance in the 5,000m

The women’s 5,000 meters is entirely an Ethiopian domain with the first six positions taken by athletes from the African nation. The winner is Tsigie Gebreselama with a 14:18.76, personal best and best time of the year. Second place Ejgayehu Taye with 14:18.92 and third Freweyni Hailu with 14:20.61. The Olympic champion in Tokyo, the Dutch Sifan Hassansuffered a lot and finished seventh with 14:34.38.

In the women’s 1,500m victory went to the Ethiopian Diribe Weltejiwho won with authority in 3:53.75, a personal best, well ahead of second, the Australian Jessica Hull (3:55.97).

The young twenty-two-year-old British athlete also won with authority Keely Hodgkinsonwho at the last corner overtook three rivals, including the world champion, the Kenyan Mary Moraaand won the 800 in 1:55.78, the meet record.

The 110 meter hurdles has a clear dominator, the American Grant Hollowaytriple outdoor world champion, who stopped the clock in 13.03, the best world record of the year.

The American is also second. Daniel Robertswho did not achieve his third victory of the season in the Diamond League and registered a 13.13 at the finish line, fifteen hundredths less than the Jamaican. Hansle Parchment, Olympic champion, who was fourth. The Spanish Asier Martinez He was sixth with 13.31.

The 3,000 obstacles were lively with an impressive finish from the Ugandan Peruth Chemutaiwho overtook the favourite, the Kenyan, after the last fence, in the final straight Beatrice Chepkoechwho stopped the clock at 8:56.51 for the winner’s 8:55.09, National record of Uganda.

The 100m sprint races were taken over by the Americans Chris Coleman (9.95) and Sha’Carri Richardson (10.83), while the men’s 200m went to his compatriot Kenneth Bednarek with 19.89.