Jakob Ingbrigtsen went from hell to heaven in Paris 2024. From criticism, from mocking his failed bet and his disappointment in the 1,500 meters final, to a full revenge in the final test, which he gave him in closing of Stade from France a gold unknown in his record, the Olympic title of 5,000 meters, won with total authority, and directed the complete collapse of the Ethiopian trio, which featured another great favorite, Gebrhiwet.
Ingebrigtsen’s boat was wrecked a few days earlier in the 1,500 due to a desire to fly from the start, turning the race into a Diamond League meeting. He miscalculated, ran out of gas and was without a medal, inspiring his rivals with his speed, which he carried on a silver float to the podium. In the 5,000 he did the opposite: low profile, presence in the middle of the group in a slow final, with Spaniard Thierry Ndikumwenoyo taking the initiative, but not quite running, up the middle. From then on, the Ethiopian pulled away, combining efforts to clear the way for Gebrhiwet’s change of pace on the penultimate lap.
Ingebrigtsen took a while to come out, but when he did, it was a knockout. He caught up with him 300 meters from the finish line, overtook him and went solo to the gold (13.13.66). A few meters behind, Ronald Kwemoi gave Kenya silver and Grant Fisher, the bronze for the USA, disappeared from the match, Gebrhiwet, fifth, and Ndikumwenoyo, who broke the Spanish record in the 10,000 final, were fifteenth.
The Norwegian replaced Joshua Cheptegei on the list of winners and added the Olympic crown to the golds he won in the last two World Cups in this event.
Faith Kipyegon’s display of power in the 1,500 final, captured with absolute authority, also topped the Olympic record in 3.51.29. His victory was not threatened despite the excellent race of Australian Jessica Hull (3.52.56) and Georgia Bell, 3.52.61 and a British record. Spaniard Águeda Marqués achieved the best time of her life in 4.00.31 and eleventh place.
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Aguilar, diploma for Spain (6th)
Yulenmis Aguilar, for her part, finished sixth in the women’s javelin final, where until the third round she remained in the medal zone thanks to the fact that her best throw, of 62.78 meters, was made in first turn, placing his second. . But the jumper of Cuban origin, living in La Coruña since 2020 and naturalized Spanish by naturalization, like Jordan Díaz, could no longer find a mark of such value and fell in the classification in sixth place and the Olympic diploma . The gold went to Japanese Haruki Kitaguchi, who dominated the competition from the start (65.80) ahead of South African Jo-Ane Van Dyk.
And this Sunday (8:00 am) the athletics program of these Games will close with the women’s marathon, in the same circuit as the men’s and with the presence of the Spanish Majida Mayouf, Esther Navarrete and Meritxell Soler
Source: La Verdad
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