{"id":1496,"date":"2023-05-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paris.diamondleague.com\/2023\/05\/29\/jakob-ingebrigtsen-to-hunt-down-the-world-record\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T08:00:00","slug":"jakob-ingebrigtsen-to-hunt-down-the-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paris.diamondleague.com\/en\/jakob-ingebrigtsen-to-hunt-down-the-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Jakob Ingebrigtsen to hunt down the world record"},"content":{"rendered":"

He has been THE tough guy of the middle-distance pelotons for the past three years. He is the one all his rivals have their eye on, apprehensive about what tactics he\u2019s going to use, to try to match him or surprise him. The Olympic 1,500 m champion in 2021, world 5,000 m champion a year later, Jakob Ingebrigtsen<\/strong> blends a crazy amount of talent and iron discipline, shaped by his father Gjert, who has trained him to become a champion from a very early age.<\/p>\n

In Paris, \u2018Jakob\u2019, as he\u2019s known by his fellow competitors, will have his sights on a single goal: to post the best performance in the world of all time over 2 miles. The distance has seldom been run over the past thirty years, but scanning the past record times makes your head spin. Right at the top of the leader board is Kenyan Daniel Komen<\/strong>, who also holds the unbreakable world 3,000 m record (7\u201920\u2019\u201967). Setting a time of 7\u201958\u2019\u201961 in July 1997 in Hechtel (Belgium), Komen<\/strong> is the only person to have covered 3,218 m in under 8\u2019. The greats of the running circuit have tried to imitate him and surpass him, including Haile Gebrselassie, Mo Farah and Eliud Kipchoge, no less. However, every one of them has come a cropper when attempting to rival his supersonic time. Such is the scale of the challenge that Ingebrigtsen<\/strong>, someone who is not afraid of anything or anyone, has set himself.<\/p>\n

The race will not count towards the Diamond League ranking, but it will kick off the evening in style on Charl\u00e9ty\u2019s blue track as the start will be slotted in between the men\u2019s 110 m and 400 m hurdles series. The first highlight of the night then, before a virtuoso display of staggering performances and top times.<\/p>\n

Wavelight inaugurated in Paris<\/strong><\/p>\n

To assist him on his quest, the Norwegian may well be counting on the support of Wavelight technology, which will debut at the Charl\u00e9ty Stadium. This luminous device, which enables athletes taking part in endurance events to easily adapt their pace according to LED lighting posted on the rail inside the track, will also be used in the 800 m, the 3,000 m steeplechase and the 5,000 m. Some first-class pacesetters are also planning to support Ingebrigtsen and get him up to speed with the incredibly fast target pace he\u2019ll need to successfully complete his mission.<\/p>\n

Since February 2022, he has already pocketed the world indoor 1,500 m record in 3\u201930\u2019\u201960. This spectacular performance wasn\u2019t set just anywhere either. It actually took place at the Li\u00e9vin meeting, a venue familiar to Ingebrigtsen as he\u2019s already raced there four times in five years. Moreover, three of the four best timed performances of his career were set in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France. To date, Jakob has only run in Paris once before, securing fourth place in the 1,500 m in 2019. Since then, he has taken on a whole new dimension to become the man all middle-distance runners dream of beating. At 22, with his tattoos, his sturdy character and his already substantial track record, it\u2019ll feel as if a rock star has arrived in Paris on 9 June for an exclusive show. It will last just a matter of minutes, but it will be well worth seeing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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