Men’s 2000: Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks European record to lead Norwegians to victory
In an impressive display of fitness, 19-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran 4:50.01 to break the European 2000m record of 4:51.39 held by Steve Cram - who also happened to be doing the commentary for this race on the international feed.
Technically, this event was one race - Ingebrigtsen and his brothers competing in Oslo against Timothy Cheruiyot, Elijah Manangoi, and Edwin Melly in Nairobi - but it quickly became clear that this was two completely different events, and the results should be judged accordingly.
Oslo
1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen 4:50.01
2. Henrik Ingebrigtsen 4:53.72
3. Filip Ingebrigtsen 4:56.91
4. Narve Gilje Nordås DNF
5. Per Svela DNF
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Nairobi
1. Timothy Cheruiyot 5:03.05
2. Edwin Melly 5:13.12
3. Elijah Manangoi 5:18.63
4. Vincent Kibet Keter DNF
5. Timothy Sein DNF