Athletics: Throat problems leave Jacob Ingebrigtsen KO in Barcelona
A Private Sore Throat in Barcelona of the presence of Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who caused a loss in the Nassos Race at the last minute. Neither did his brother Filip come out, who was announced in the fastest 5 km route test in the world. Only older brother Henrik ran
The current world camp of 5,000, gold conquered this summer in Eugene, had set out to assault the world record that Berihu Aregawi had accredited last year with 12.49. His absence opened the race a lot, which was won by the Ethiopian Adisu Girma, with 13.23, ahead of Ilias Fifa (13.26), who returned to the test after his four-year ban after being accused of doping trafficking after being European champion of 5,000 in 2016. Among women, the victory was repeated by the Ethiopian Taye Haylu, who was one hundredths of a world record (14.19), which she herself had established last year. She did two more seconds.
Jakob had only run the road 5K once, that window that he and his brothers opened in Stavangen in the middle of the pandemic in May 2020, and in which he won the Norwegian record.
Insatiable in objectives, the Nordic who prepares the seasons in Sierra Nevada without leaving anything to chance, continue with Spain in focus. His next stop will be at the Gallur sports center in Madrid, in February, where, with his own hares, he will assault the record of 3,000 on the indoor track.
Galimany, second in 10k
Meanwhile, in the 10 km test, Mohammed El Ghazouany won with 28:46 and Meritxell Soler, among the women (32:31) in a beautiful fight with Marta Galimany, the brand new national marathon record holder and five-time winner of the event, who was second with 32:36