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Norwegian star lashes out at his rivals

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Jakob Ingebrigtsen finished fourth in the 1,500-meter race at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels after leading for much of the event.
  • Three runners passed him during the final section, leaving him outside the medals.
  • In a post-race interview, he sharply criticized his rivals and said he expected to return stronger and beat them.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen was in an unusual mood after finishing fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels.

The Norwegian, regarded as one of the world’s best middle-distance runners, led for most of the race. Three competitors passed him during the final section, however, leaving him without a medal.

What kind of losers are these people I’m competing against? I lost because I wasn’t good enough, or strong enough. But what losers.

· Jakob IngebrigtsenHe criticized his rivals after finishing fourth in the 1,500 meters in Brussels.

Despite the result, Ingebrigtsen turned his anger on the other runners in an interview with NRK. “What kind of losers are these people I’m competing against? I lost because I wasn’t good enough, or strong enough. But what losers,” he said.

He added: “They are terrified the whole time. I’m looking forward to coming back stronger in a few months and crushing them.”

They are terrified the whole time. I’m looking forward to coming back stronger in a few months and crushing them.

· Jakob IngebrigtsenHe said he expected to return stronger after the race.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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