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Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen storms to third European 1500m indoor gold

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen clinches his sixth European indoor gold in the 1500m at Apeldoorn, marking the start of his quest for a third consecutive double gold.

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NEW DELHI: Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen won his sixth European indoor gold as he dominated the 1500m in Apeldoorn on Friday in the first step in his bid for a third consecutive double gold on the covered continental stage.

The three-time European outdoor 1500m champion, who won 5,000m gold at last year’s Paris Olympics, sped to the front of the pack a third of the way through the race.

That move by the Norwegian, still just 24 years of age, immediately strung the field out as Germany’s Robert Farken took a tumble as the athletes jostled for places.

Hitting the bell in the lead, Ingebrigtsen made it look all too easy as he cruised to his 22nd European gold medal -- including indoor, outdoor and cross-country -- in a winning time of 3min 36.56sec.

France’s Azeddine Habz and Portugal’s Isaac Nader claimed silver and bronze respectively. Agencies

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