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Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Josh Kerr Added to World Athletics Ultimate Championship Field
World Athletics will expand the 1500-meter field to 13 runners so Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr can race each other again.
- On Monday, World Athletics announced that Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Briton Josh Kerr will compete in the 1500m at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest next month after receiving exceptional invitations.
- Ingebrigtsen recently criticized Kerr for missing the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, claiming that athletes skipping major competitions are "ruining" the sport; Kerr prioritized his record-breaking mile performance and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- To accommodate both rivals, organizers expanded the 1500m field to 13 runners, a group that includes reigning Olympic champion Cole Hocker and world champion Isaac Nader competing from September 11-13.
- Responding to the recent criticism, Kerr stated on Monday, "I've made some choices this season that have created plenty of noise, but I've always wanted to prove myself in the biggest races, against the best in the world."
- The pair have traded barbs for years, and this inaugural event offers a total prize pool of $10 million, positioning the Budapest showdown as a high-stakes opportunity to settle their long-standing rivalry on the track.
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Athletics-Kerr and Ingebrigtsen to renew 1,500 rivalry next month
Aug 25 (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will renew his fierce 1,500m rivalry with Briton Josh Kerr at World Athletics' inaugural Ultimate Championship next month after both athletes received exceptional invitations for the meet....
Jakob Ingebrigtsen will face his arch-rival Josh Kerr again at the World Ultimate Athletics Championships in Budapest in September. Organizers confirmed on Monday that both 1500m champions have confirmed their participation in the competition.
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