Jakob Ingebrigtsen wants to triple at the 2024 Olympics

Last Thursday in front of the Norwegian star Jacob Ingebrigtsen Having set a world-best time of 3:29.05 at the Lausanne Diamond League competition, he told the media he wants to run the triple distances of 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m at the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics. did (favorite Sifan Hassan at Tokyo 2020).

Ingebrigtsen was set to complete the triple at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, but COVID-19 prevented him from reaching the qualifying criteria before the competition. “I contracted COVID when I was scheduled to compete at the 10K, so I couldn’t put that into my plans for the summer.”

Instead, he wants to try for a triple at the World Championships and the 2024 Olympics. He said he hadn’t seen the schedule yet, but he added, “I hope the World Athletics officials will make it possible.”

On Friday, World Athletics announced the schedule for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. Here’s what you need:

Day 1, 7:05 PM: 1st Round 1,500m
Day 2, 5:35 PM: 1,500m semi-final
Day 2, 6:25 PM: 10,000m final
Day 5, 9:15 PM: 1,500m final
Day 6, 7pm: 5,000m semi-finals
Day 9, 8:10 PM: 5,000m final

With the current schedule, a triple will be difficult. On the second day, Ingebrigtsen ran the 1,500 m semi-final and the 10,000 m final where he had to run within 45 minutes. Could you? yes. However, he will have to run conservatively in the semi-finals and hope the 10,000 m final ends slowly.

great Emil Zatopek He is the only runner to complete the triple at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Zapotek won the men’s 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon, breaking Olympic records in each event.

Hassan attempted distance triple at Tokyo 2020 Olympics but failed in bronze in the women’s 1500m.

There are some changes to the 2023 schedule ahead of Eugene in 2022. The length of the competition was changed to nine days (19–27 August), as opposed to his previous ten-day schedule used at the 2022 World Championships. Another change to finals times: All track and field finals are now scheduled for evening sessions.