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Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Armand Duplantis break world records at Diamond League Silesia event - 'It feels special'
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Published 25/08/2024 at 19:12 GMT+1
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 3000m world record at the Diamond League event in Silesia, Poland, on Sunday. The previous record had stood for almost three decades and the athlete reacted in shock as he saw his time. Less surprising was Armand Duplantis breaking the pole vault record, for the third occasion this year and for the 10th time in his career.
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashed the 3000m world record, while Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault mark at the Diamond League in Poland on Sunday.
Ingebrigtsen looked shocked in Silesia as he knocked off three seconds from the 28-year-old record set by Daniel Komen in 1996.
The Kenyan’s time - before today the longest-held current men's individual track record - stood at 7:20.67, while Norway’s Ingebrigtsen crossed the finish line with a time of 7:17.55.
Ingebrigtsen won the 5000m gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, though he was deposed as Olympic champion in the 1500m by Cole Hocker.
The 23-year-old said he was surprised by his achievement.
"It feels special, amazing," he said. "I was hoping to challenge the world record here, but based on my training, I can never predict exactly what kind of time I am capable of.
"I would not have imagined I could run 7:17, though. At the beginning, the pace felt really fast, but then I started to feel my way into the race and found a good rhythm.
"Now I want to challenge world records at all distances, but it is one step at a time."
Second spot went to Berihu Aregawi, and his Ethiopian compatriot Yomif Kejelcha was third.
Duplantis breaks record for 10th time
Sweden’s Duplantis added a centimetre to his own pole vault record, setting a new achievement of 6.26m.
It is the 10th time he has broken the world record, and the third time this season - the previous instance coming at the Paris Olympics.
Sam Kendricks of America took second, and Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis came home in third.
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