Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen storms to third European 1500m indoor gold

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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