Athletics-Ingebrigtsen knocked out in world 1,500m heats


World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's 1500m Round 1 - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 14, 2025 Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen looks dejected after failing to qualify from his heat REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

TOKYO (Reuters) - Norwegian former Olympic 1,500 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen failed to advance to the world championship semi-finals on Sunday after trailing in eighth in his heat on the back of an injury-hit preparation.

Ingebrigtsen, beaten into silver in the last two world finals, never looked his normal confident self after struggling to overcome an Achilles injury and showed unusual signs of stress in his face as he worked his way through from the back in the last of four heats.

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