In 1990, Peter Elliott set the world indoor record with a score of 3: 34.20. A year later, the achievement of the Briton was beaten by the representative of Algeria, Noureddine Morceli (3: 34.16). Since then, no European could boast a world record – in a hall or in a stadium. Until now.
During the meeting in Lievin (France) Jakob Ingebrigtsen with the time of 3.30.60 improved the indoor world record in the 1500 m race. Born in 2000, the Norwegian improved the previous indoor record by 0.44. In 2019, that record was set by Ethiopian Samuel Tefera at a competition in Birmingham. But let’s go back to Lievin.
The record is a surprise, but the winner is not. After all, it was the Norwegian who triumphed at the recent European indoor championship in Toruń, or earlier – during the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Poles also took part in the Thursday competition. Micha³ Rozmys was fifth (3.38.82), and seventh was (3.44.69).
Adam Kszczot also took part
Explaining his decision, he said that “this decision incubated in him for a very long time”, and one of the reasons was “the prose of life, which became more and more difficult”. The 2022 season is his last. On Thursday he fought for the minimum for the indoor world championships, but he failed to fulfill it. With a time of 1: 48.06 Kszczot took the sixth place in his race. Conquered Mariano García (1: 46.29)
Angelika Cichocka also did not fill the minimum. It was only two hundredths of a second away. The Pole finished the 800-meter race in fourth place – with a time of 2: 01.52.
Piotr Lisek finished the competition of pole vaulters in the sixth place. The Pole failed to cope with 5.81 m, but the result was 10 cm worse. The winner was an American, Christopher Nilsen (5.91 m).
Source: Sport
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