In a hectic 1,500m Diamond League final in Brussels on Friday, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway quashed any remaining doubts. The 23-year-old clocked 3:30.37 in a tactical event to get vengeance on Olympic champion Cole Hocker and bronze medallist Yared Nuguse–the American duo who kept him off the podium in Paris. The win marks his third consecutive Diamond League trophy in the men’s 1,500m event.
The messy race saw pacer Boaz Kiprugut step off 1,000m in–right into the second lane, where Ingebrigtsen was making his move to take the lead. The Norwegian and Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot were both slowed down by the pacer, which led to a near-collision involving Nuguse, who was overtaken by Cheruiyot and Hocker.
In a photo finish, Cheruiyot took second over the Olympic champion in 3:30.93 with the American close behind in 3:30.94.
In Thursday’s press conference ahead of the final, Ingebrigtsen had said “There’s always the chance of a world record, but likely not tomorrow.” As predicted, his time was nowhere near Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1,500m world record of 3:26.00. Fans will have to wait until the 2025 season to be back on world record watch–unless he ends up making an appearance at the Copenhagen Half-Marathon on Sunday.
Full results for the Diamond League meeting can be found here.
