Jacob Ingebrigtsen smashes 1500m and indoor mile World records at Lievin Athletics Meet

Jacob Ingebrigtsen has broken two records in one race at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in France.

Just five days after his US rival Yared Nuguse set a world indoor mile record in New York, Jakob Ingebrigtsen went one better at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF – not only smashing the mile mark*, but also taking down the world indoor 1500m record* along the way at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin on 13th February, Thursday.

The two-time Olympic gold medallist was paced through the first 1000m in 2:20.49, then was out alone in front for the remainder of the race. He passed through 1500m in 3:29.63, taking almost a second off the mark he set on the same track in 2022.

He held on for the final half lap and, roared on by the sell-out crowd, charged through the finish line in 3:45.14, a significant improvement on the 3:46.63 clocking Nuguse recorded at the Millrose Games on Saturday.

“It feels amazing,” said Ingebrigtsen after his first-ever indoor mile race. “This is what happens in Lievin. I’m a very happy man. You have to be focused for the whole race. It’s tough, but it’s worth it.”

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