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Ingebrigtsen Eyes Elusive 1,500m Crown
The Straits Times
|September 14, 2025
His 'unconventional' prep includes injury, court case and chasing a third 5,000m title
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TOKYO - Jakob Ingebrigtsen might have hoped it would be third time lucky in his quest for a 1,500 metres world title in Tokyo, but he arrives rusty after having been laid low by an Achilles injury this season.
The Norwegian returns to Tokyo where he won 1,500m Olympic gold in 2021, but he has yet to stand on the top step of the podium in the event at an outdoor World Championships.
Twice, he has been denied gold by Britons - Jake Wightman in 2022 and Josh Kerr in 2023 - and suffered the crushing disappointment of losing his Olympic title in 2024, finishing fourth.
Heats for the 1,500m are set for Sept 14, with semi-finals on Sept 15 and the final scheduled on Sept 17.
Aside from his injury woes, Ingebrigtsen has also had to cope with the stress of a court case brought against his father Gjert in 2025, whom he and his sister Ingrid accused of violence, threats and manipulative behaviour.
It resulted in the 59-year-old being cleared on all but one charge of assaulting Ingrid.
This story is from the September 14, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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