Jakob Ingebrigtsen will seek El Guerrouj’s historic 1,500m record in Zurich

The high point of the athletics season is the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in August, but the finale is unprecedented. The culmination of the year will come with the finals of Diamond League in Brussels on September 13 and 14, but before that, at Zurich (September 5)there will be a preview of the highest level meeting in an iconic stadium. The organization Diamond League of Zurich (Switzerland) hung a ‘no tickets’ sign for the iconic Weltklasse, with all the papers sold and no seats available in Letzigrund Stadium (with a capacity for 26,000 spectators).

The show promises to be historic. In total, the Swiss synthetic will bring together 14 Paris Olympic champions in one day, including Jakob Ingebrigtsen number main character. The Norwegian, who won gold in the 5,000m at the Stade de France and placed fourth in the 1,500m, will start in Zurich with the ambition of setting a new record at his favorite distance. Ingebrigtsen will find a new limit of 1,500 to erase the Moroccan historical record from the map Hicham El Guerrouj of 2’26”00, valid since July 14, 1998 (Rome). Ingebrigtsen In July of this year, he established a new European record and second all-time record of 3’26”73 and is closer than ever to achieving the most sought after record. To do this, he will have the work of two luxury hares such as the Slovenian Zan Rudolf and the British Elliot Giles, the latter with a personal best of 3’30”92, a guarantee. The reigning Olympic champion will also be on the track. Cole Hockerthe world champion Josh Kerr and always fighting Yared Nuguse, Timothy Cheruiyot and Niels Laros. Ingebrigtsen presented to Silesian Diamond League who is in the best shape of his life, after setting a new record for 3,000 meters with 7’17”55.

Mondo Duplantis will seek another record at 6.27 meters
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It will also have its share of fame Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantiswho will reappear in the competition after raising his world record for the third time this season and leaving it at 6.26 meters (Silesia). The Swedish pole vaulter will find the 6.27m in an out-of-competition trial for the diamond, but with total competition validity. He Letzigrund Stadium He already had a huge day in the pole vault in 2009 with the massive Russian record. Yelena Isinbayeva of 5.06m. The benefits of Duplantis at the bar will also depend on the consequences of the curious rivalry that he will have this Thursday (9:30 pm) against the world record holder in the 400m hurdles, Karsten Warholm. Both challenge each other in the 100 meter stretch to see which record holder is faster. A challenge that started as a simple joke and turned into reality has delighted athletics fans around the world. Duplantis won in the end 17 contests in which he has participated, since he finished fourth in the Monaco Diamond League last year.

Beatrice Chebet will go for the 5,000m record
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Another of the great attractions in Zurich is the 5,000m with Beatrice ChebetOlympic champion in 5,000m and 10,000mthe only one to achieve the double in Paris. The Kenyan will also be looking for another world record in the 5,000m (Gudaf Tsegay14’00”21) after achieving the Eugene Diamond League the note on 10,000m with 28’54”14 and became the first runner in history to go under 29 minutes. Another record holder, Yaroslava Mahuchkhwill reappear on the track after his Olympic gold and will be looking to extend his height record of 2.10m from the Paris DL.

There will also be no shortage of other outstanding athletes such as Karsten Warholm, Letsile Tebogo, Ryan Crouser, Miltiadis Tentoglou or Masai Russell. The entire competition can be followed live from 8 pm to 10 pm Movistar+.