Norwegian duo Karsten Warholm and Jakob Ingebrigtsen on Thursday did not fail their demanding public at the Diamond League Bislett Games as both scorched to victories in impressive times.
World and Olympic 400m hurdles champion and world record holder Warholm, running on his training ground, recorded the fourth-fastest time ever with victory in 46.52 seconds in perfect running conditions in the Norwegian capital.
“The adrenaline was really pumping in the last 100m. It was a race I will always remember — I felt really good today and knew something special was coming,” Warholm said.
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“It really sucked to be out injured last year and I wanted to make sure I came back with a big boom — I’ve worked really hard to get back to this level so I’m really happy,” he said. “I’m of course hoping for the world gold medal this year [in Budapest in August], that would be amazing to have again.”
Not to be outdone, Ingebrigtsen, fresh from a world record in the rarely-run 2 miles event in Paris just six days ago, stormed to the win in the 1,500m in 3 minutes, 27.95 seconds, the sixth-fastest time ever and a European record.
There were regional records to American Yared Nuguse (North America) and Australian Oliver Hoare (Oceania) in a breath-taking race.
“It was amazing to perform this way in front of my home crowd, it’s a dream come true,” Ingebrigtsen said.
“I 100 percent have more left in me,” he said. “It’s all abut consistency and delivering good performances in all of the races, I’ve done it before and we have it all under control. I just have to keep focused on each race ahead in the buildup to Budapest, where it really matters.”
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