US EditionIngebrigtsen, a Key Character in 1,500-Meter Drama, Drops Out Early at World Championships
Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Achilles injury and limited preparation hindered his performance, preventing advancement to the semi-finals and ending hopes for a third consecutive world 5000m title.
- On Sunday, Jakob Ingebrigtsen failed to advance to the world championship semi-finals after trailing eighth in his heat in Tokyo, with Britain's Jake Wightman winning the heat and denying him recovery.
- Ingebrigtsen picked up an Achilles injury after his rare indoor double over 1,500m and 3,000m in March, hampering his outdoor season and causing a sub-optimal build-up to worlds.
- He spent most of Sunday's race unusually near the back, showing visible stress while briefly moving into sixth on the last lap but lacking a finishing kick.
- Norway now looks to Narve Gilje Nordas, the fastest qualifier in 3:35.90, while Ingebrigtsen said he is focusing on the 5,000m and plans to recover and try again.
- With semi-finals on Monday and the final on Wednesday night, 5,000m heats are Friday with the final Sunday; Azzeddine Habz finished seventh and Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech tripped, while Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman advanced safely.
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At the World Athletics Championships, two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was only eighth in his group. Nika Glojnarič was 33rd in the 100m hurdles.
Big sensations this Sunday morning on the second day of the Worlds in Tokyo with the eliminations from the 1500m series of Norwegian favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Frenchman Azeddine Habz, the world's best performer of the year on distance.
World Athletics Championships 2025: Ingebrigtsen knocked out in 1,500m heats
Ingebrigtsen never looked his normal confident self after struggling to overcome an Achilles injury and showed unusual signs of stress in his face as he worked his way through from the back in the last of four heats.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen stunned in 1500m shock as Josh Kerr cruises through
Ingebrigtsen, recovering from an Achilles injury after missing the entire outdoor season, was unable to advance, with British trio Kerr, Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley through to the semi-finals and Elliott Giles missed out
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