Norwegian top scorer Jakob Ingebrigtsen says he will remember Thursday night at Bisslett Stadium for a very long time. Karsten Warholm was less than six tenths short of his world record.
In the athletics Diamond League, the Oslo audience got a full stomach when the Norwegian peaks Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm ran top times in their home races.
Ingebrigtsen set a new European record and world season’s top time of 3:27.95 in 1500 meters. Warholm, on the other hand, clocked a top time of 46.52 in the 400 meter hurdles. It is the fourth best quote of all time.
– I don’t dream much, I visualize more. But tonight is one of the few things I’ve dreamed of, breaking the record at the Bisslett Games in front of a Norwegian audience. This is an evening I will remember for a very, very long time, Ingebrigtsen beamed to NRK.
According to Ingebrigtsen, running in the Bislett stadium is a special thing.
– The conditions were fine and the atmosphere hit the heart. It was cool to complete the all-time run.
Warholm ran the second fastest time of his career. He ran faster just two years ago, when the world record was set at 45.94.
– Without bragging too much, it was actually really good, Warholm said about his run.
– I didn’t really see such a result. It shows that I am at least where I should be, he stated about his situation.
Several top times were seen in the 1500 meters, as eight runners were under 3:30. For example, a Norwegian Narve Gilde Nordås ran his record 3:29.47. He ran his previous record of 3:32.49 on June 10 in France. In just under four weeks, he has improved his record by more than six and a half seconds.
The Norwegian record was also seen in the 400-meter straight when Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen clocked 44.86. In the 400 meter relay, Norway was second ahead of Finland.
Finland’s foursome Milja Thureson, Aino Pulkkinen, Ella Räsänen and Mette Baas ran a time of 3:29.65. Finland lost to Norway by 17 hundredths.