Jakob Ingebrigtsen has explained why he did not watch Yared Nuguse’s record-breaking race at the Millrose Games.
Reigning Olympic 5000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was in a class of his own as he shattered Yared Nuguse’s indoor mile world record at a meet in Lievin, France, on Thursday.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen clocked an impressive 3:45.14 to cross the finish line, lowering the 3:46.63 set by Yared Nuguse at Sunday’s Millrose Games.
The Norwegian star also broke his 1500m indoor world record, crossing the finish line in a time of 3:29.63, being the sensation of the night.
After the race, Jakob Ingebritgsen expressed excitement to have made history in his first mile race of the season.
He revealed that he came across news about Yared Nuguse competing in the mile in New York but did not watch the race since it was happening late at night, which would have been unprofessional of him.
He added that watching other athletes compete does not motivate him, hence seeing no need to watch Yared Nuguse’s record-breaking race.
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“This race was special in different ways: I ran a world record during my first indoor mile and became the first man to run under 3:30 over 1500m,” Ingebrigtsen said in a post-race interview.
“I did see Yared Nuguse running the mile world record last week, but it was in the middle of the night so I didn’t stay up to watch it.
“As a professional athlete that would be very unprofessional of me. In all seriousness, other athletes’ performances don’t motivate me. I’m focused on myself.”
Despite having broken two world records in one night, Ingebrigtsen explained that it is not a walk in the park achieving such great milestones.
He pointed out that it takes a lot of commitment and hard work to get to that point and sometimes even despite the sacrifices, things just don’t go as planned.
“You don’t just break world records. Everything has to go according to plan and today was one of those days where it all worked out perfectly,” Jakob Ingebrigtsen added.
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“For that I need to thank my team and the organisation. I don’t take anything for granted, and that is exactly why I maximise every opportunity.”
This season, the main focus will be on the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan and Ingebrigtsen is not an exception as he looks forward to making an impact.
He lost the world title in the 1500m to Josh Kerr at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary and will be looking for redemption in the streets of Tokyo.
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