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The Independent
2 days ago
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- The Independent
Jakob Ingebrigtsen suffers injury setback to cast doubt on World Championships
Reigning world and Olympic 5000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will miss this month's Diamond League meetings in Poland and Belgium as he bids to recover from injury in time for next month's World Championships. The 24-year-old was set to run in the 1500m events in Silesia and Brussels on 16 and 22 August, but he has pulled out after and previously missing both the Ostrava Golden Spike and Oslo Bislett Games in June as well as the London Diamond League meet in July. He last competed at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March, where he won gold in both the 1500m and 3,000m events. Ingebrigtsen's spokesperson Espen Skoland said that the Norwegian is recovering from an Achilles issue, adding that 'he is still working on getting rid of the injury' and 'would very much have liked to be able to participate'. Though he has resumed training – spending recent weeks training in St Moritz, Switzerland – his absence from the Diamond League meetings means that his participation in September's World Championships is now in doubt, though the reigning 5000m will no doubt be desperate to defend his title in Tokyo. Though no official timeline has been provided for his return, the Norwegian has previously said that his goal was to compete in Japan. Ingebrigtsen has qualified for the 5000m eventas a reigning champion, while he also landed a place in the 1500m event with a time of 3:27.83 at last year's Lausanne Diamond League. Though he won gold in the former in 2023, he came second to long-time rival Josh Kerr in the 1500m in Budapest. The World Championships begin on 13 September and will be held in Tokyo, with stars including Noah Lyles, Armando Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone competing to for world titles at the National Stadium.
CNA
3 days ago
- Sport
- CNA
Ingebrigtsen set to miss Diamond League meetings in Poland, Belgium
Olympic 5,000 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen is set to miss this month's Diamond League meetings in Poland and Belgium as he recovers from injury, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Norwegian had been scheduled to run the 1500 metres in Brussels on August 22 and was also listed for the Silesia meeting in Poland on August 16, having been announced for the event as early as December last year. Ingebrigtsen has struggled with an Achilles injury over the last few months and had to drop out of the Ostrava Golden Spike and Oslo Bislett Games in June. "He is still working on getting rid of the injury he has sustained to an Achilles. Unfortunately. He would very much have liked to be able to participate," Ingebrigtsen's spokesperson Espen Skoland told Norwegian TV2. Ingebrigtsen has not competed since claiming double gold in the 1500m and 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships in March. He has spent recent weeks training in St. Moritz, where his camp say he is making steady progress. No revised timeline has been given for a return to competition, but Ingebrigtsen has said his goal is to compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September.
Reuters
3 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Ingebrigtsen set to miss Diamond League meetings in Poland, Belgium
Aug 7 (Reuters) - Olympic 5,000 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen is set to miss this month's Diamond League meetings in Poland and Belgium as he recovers from injury, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Norwegian had been scheduled to run the 1500 metres in Brussels on August 22 and was also listed for the Silesia meeting in Poland on August 16, having been announced for the event as early as December last year. Ingebrigtsen has struggled with an Achilles injury over the last few months and had to drop out of the Ostrava Golden Spike and Oslo Bislett Games in June. "He is still working on getting rid of the injury he has sustained to an Achilles. Unfortunately. He would very much have liked to be able to participate," Ingebrigtsen's spokesperson Espen Skoland told Norwegian TV2. Ingebrigtsen has not competed since claiming double gold in the 1500m and 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships in March. He has spent recent weeks training in St. Moritz, where his camp say he is making steady progress. No revised timeline has been given for a return to competition, but Ingebrigtsen has said his goal is to compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September.
