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Ingebrigtsen wins European gold after 324-day injury layoff
Jakob Ingebrigtsen won a record-extending seventh European gold in the men's 5,000m in Birmingham, timing 13min 15.29sec. The Norwegian was racing for the first time in 324 days after achilles tendon surgery.…
The Story in Brief
Jakob Ingebrigtsen won a record-extending seventh European gold in the men's 5,000m in Birmingham, timing 13min 15.29sec. The Norwegian was racing for the first time in 324 days after achilles tendon surgery. His last outing was a 10th-place finish in the 10,000m at the 2023 World Championships. Germany's Florian Bremm took silver and France's Etienne Daguinos bronze.
Other winners included Amy Hunt in the women's 100m (11.00sec), Jessica Schilder in the women's shot put (20.73m), and Leonardo Fabbri in the men's shot put. Norway also won the 4x400m mixed relay with a championship record.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative of a triumphant, inevitable return ignores the doubt Ingebrigtsen himself admitted. He said he doubted himself every day, and his last race was a 10th-place finish in Tokyo. The real test is not a European gold against a weaker field, but whether he can replicate this form at the World Championships later this year. Watch his 1500m times in the coming months.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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