At the French Legvan station of the World Indoor Gold Tour series on February 18, 21-year-old Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen (
Jacob Ingbrigson
He broke the men's indoor world record in the 1500m with a time of 3:30.60.
Jacob, the youngest athlete in history to run four minutes in 1 mile, has won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 1500m with a record-breaking Olympic record at tokyo 2020, and now he is officially the world record holder for the men's indoor 1500m.
One of Jacob's biggest opponents in this match is former world record holder and world gold medalist, Ethiopia's Samuel Tefera (3:31.04 in 2019). Led by the pacers, the race was played at a world record pace of 200m28 seconds per lap, running to 1000m in only 2:20.98, after which only Jacob and Samuel were left for the final showdown!
Jakob Ingebrigtsen vs. Samuel Tefera (Credit: Masdeporte)
In the final lap of the race, Jacob ran 27 seconds, successfully breaking the original world record and throwing Samuel away with a large margin of 3 seconds.
"The venue is as easy to run as I remember!" Jacob told the World Athletics Federation in a post-match interview: "The cheers from the audience are also very powerful, and it is the motivation that finally inspires me!" ”
Jakob Ingebrigtsen successfully closes the world record through the finish line (Source: World Athletics Federation)
The record is also more than 1 second ahead of the world's greatest mid-distance runner, Hicham EL Guerrouj, with a time of 3:31.18. After this match, Jacob is also considered the one with the best chance of breaking the world record of 3:26.00 in the outdoor 1500m held by Hicham EL Guerrouj for nearly twenty-four years. Jacob will continue to appear at the World Indoor Athletics Championships!
Jakob Ingebrigtsen after the game (Credit: IAAF)