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Ingebrigtsen shatters decades-old 3,000m world record

August 25, 2024 20:49 IST
IMAGE: Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebrates after breaking the world record to win the men's 3000m steeplechase. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel / Reuters.

Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen shattered the long-standing 3,000 metres world record at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Sunday by more than three seconds.

Ingebrigtsen finished in a time of seven minutes 17.55 seconds, erasing the record set by Kenya's Daniel Komen in 1996 when he ran 7:20.67 in Rieti, Italy.

 

Ingebrigtsen's previous best time over the distance came in September last year when he was nearly three seconds slower than Komen's mark.

The 23-year-old was in shock when he crossed the line and looked at his time. Ingebrigtsen received a cheque for $50,000 and posed with it in front of the clock.

Three days ago, the Norwegian had exacted a small measure of revenge over American Cole Hocker by winning the men's 1,500m in Lausanne in 3:27.83, two weeks after Hocker shocked the Olympic field to win gold in Paris.

Source: REUTERS
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