Athletics-Ingebrigtsen set to miss Diamond League meetings in Poland, Belgium

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Indoor Championships - Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China - March 23, 2025 Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen in action during the men's 1500m final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

(Reuters) -Olympic 5,000 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen is set to miss this month's Diamond League meetings in Poland and Belgium as he recovers from injury, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old Norwegian had been scheduled to run the 1500 metres in Brussels on August 22 and was also listed for the Silesia meeting in Poland on August 16, having been announced for the event as early as December last year.