MÜNCHEN/OSLO (Dagbladet): – Fantastic night. “It’s almost like being at home, with all the Norwegian flags in the stands,” said Jakob Ingebrigtsen in an interview with organizers right after it finished, to huge cheers at the Olympic Stadium in Munich.

With a time of 3:32.76, he set a new championship record in a race where he took the lead, left the court, and ran straight from the rest of the competition on the final lap. It is also the largest margin of victory in 1500 meters in EC.

– It’s working fine. I feel I have good control. The Spaniard was a little excited, I wasn’t sure how much was left, so I saved up a little bit to have a little bit left in the last laps. I can run faster, but it’s nice to take notes, said the racer. gold winner for the press.

Jake Heyward of England won silver, Mario Garcia of Spain took bronze.

– Why?

This was his second gold at the European Championships in Munich.

From the stands, Henrik’s brother was put off by the tactic of advancing alone.

– Why should he make things difficult for himself? He did it the hardest way. Look where they are scattered on the ground, laughed brother Henrik Ingebrigtsen to some of the media in the stands.

Revealing the final drama

Jakob explains the tactics to Dagbladet.

– You can finish it in other ways, but I think sprinting is fun, he explained.

– Not only does he decide to win, he decides how to win. It can be discussed if necessary. It says a little about him as a person. He has integrity, self-respect and has very high standards, Henrik explained to Dagbladet.

The cross-country king Petter Northug had also sent tribute to Ingebrigtsen.

– Destroy entire fields alone, writes Northug Twitter.

The 21-year-old from Sandnes is the favorite ahead of tonight’s training.

– I’ve seen the initial list. I can’t see who can beat him. It’s an accident that could take the gold, says Vebjørn Rodal at NRK.

Ingebrigtsen had a brilliant summer with silver at 1,500 yards in WC, as well as gold at 5,000 yards in EC and WC.

Big gold collection

Tonight’s win was Ingebrigtsen’s sixth gold outdoors in the senior class. Last year he won Olympic gold in the 1,500 metres, while in Munich he repeated the feat from 2018 in Berlin, where he won gold in the 1,500 and 5,000 metres.

Drama after EC gold

– He is a historic handful of athletes, praising athletic legend Sebastian Coe in an interview with NRK conducted before Thursday’s 1,500 meters

This was the Ingebrigtsen family’s eighth gold total. Brothers Henrik and Filip have gold from the European Championships in 2012 and 2016, respectively.