The win came at last year’s WC stadium in Eugene in the US. Ingebrigtsen is exactly six-tenths shy of Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1999 world record.

– That’s pretty good. “I knew my foot was sprained,” said the man from Sandnes NRK after the race.

Ingebrigtsen answered the following when asked if he ran to become the fastest of all time over the distance (1609 meters):

– I hope to run under 3.46. It was more of a test for myself, so it didn’t really matter what time it was. I tested myself at the end to see what I could do. It turned out as I expected.

He gained more than enough time to beat Steve Cram’s European record (3.46.32) from 1985. He finished 24 hundredths ahead of American Yared Nuguse.

Nordås was angry

Ingebrigtsen’s personal best is 3.46.46 and was set at last year’s Bislett Games. On Saturday, he lowered his own Diamond League record.

Narve Gilje Nordås is also part of the field. He started with a three-year-old best mark of 3.56.62. Since then, the Rogaland native has made great progress as a runner, and on Saturday he finished seventh in 3:48.24.

Last month, Nordås surprised with WC bronze in the 1500 meters. The conflict between him and Ingebrigtsen characterized the championship in Budapest.

Run 3000 meters

Jakob Ingebrigtsen now has two Diamond League titles. Last year he won a big trophy in the 1500 meters, and on Sunday he ran for more success in the 3000 meters.

– Now I picked up a lot today. So I have to be on guard a bit and try jogging, shifts, nutrition and sleep. Then we’ll see what happens tomorrow, Ingebrigtsen said of the doubling he has planned on America’s west coast.

Earlier this month, Ingebrigtsen broke the world record in the 2000 meters. In addition, this season he has broken the British two-mile world record.

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FACT

Prefontaine Classic Track and Field in Eugene, Ore. Saturday, Diamond League Meet (14 of 14), Day 1:

Men, 100 m (+0.1 m/s):

1) Christian Coleman, AS 9.83, 2) Noah Lyles, AS 9.85, 3) Ferdinand Omanyala, Kenya 9.85.

400m:

1) Kirani James, Grenada 44.30, 2) Quincy Hall, USA 44.44, 3) Vemon Norwood, USA 44.61.

One English mile:

1) Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway 3.43.73 (according to Europe), 2) Yared Nuguse, USA 3.43.97, 3) George Mills, Great Britain 3.47.65.

400 m hurdles:

1) Rai Benjamin, USA 46.39, 2) Karsten Warholm, Norway 46.53, 3) Kyron McMaster, British Virgin Islands 47.31.

3000m steeplechase:

1) Simon Koech, Kenya 8.06.26, 2) Samuel Firewu, Ethiopia 8.10.74, 3) George Beamish, New Zealand 8.14.01.

Three steps:

1) Andy Díaz, Italy 17.43, 2) Hugues Fabrice Zango, Burkina Faso 17.25, 3) Donald Scott, USA 16.84.

Tall:

1) Woo Sang-hyeok, South Korea 2.35, 2) Norbert Kobielski, Poland 2.33, 3) JuVaughn Harrison, USA 2.33.

Spear:

1) Jakub Vadlejch, Czech Republic 84.24, 2) Neeraj Chopra, India 83.80, 3) Oliver Helander, Finland 83.74.

Women, 100 m (+0.8 m/s):

1) Shericka Jackson, Jamaica 10.70, 2) Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Ivory Coast 10.75, 3) Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaica 10.79.

1500m:

1) Faith Kipyegon, Kenya 3.50.72, 3) Diribe Welteji, Ethiopia 3.53.93, 3) Laura Mauir, United Kingdom 3.55.16.

3000m steeplechase:

1) Winfred Mutile Yavim Bahrain 8.50.66, 2) Beatrice Chepkoech, Kenya 8.51.67, 3) Faith Cherotich, Kenya 8.59.65.

Three steps:

1) Yulimar Rojas, Venezuela 15.35, 2) Shanieka Ricketts, Jamaica 15.03, 3) Kimberly Williams, Jamaica 14.61.

Staff:

1) Katie Moon, USA 4.86, 2) Tina Sutej, Slovenia 4.81, 3) Sandi Morris, USA 4.71.

Spear:

1) Haruka Kitaguchi, Japan 63.78, 2) Tori Peeters, New Zealand 61.30, 3) Mackenzie Little, Australia 61.24.

Bullet:

1) Chase Ealey, USA 20.76, 2) Sarah Mitton, Canada 19.94, 3) Auriol Dongmo, Portugal 19.92.

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