Jakob Ingebrigtsen returns to competition this afternoon in spectacular fashion and he does so by pursuing his fourth consecutive European title in the 5000 metres. The Norwegian, champion in Berlin 2018, Munich 2022 and Rome 2024, returns after almost a year without competing and following surgery on his Achilles tendon.
But he won’t have it easy. On the starting line will be Jimmy Gressier, the reigning world champion in the 10,000 metres, along with six other athletes who clock sub-13-minute marks. A final-level field that makes Ingebrigtsen’s comeback one of the day’s big moments in Birmingham.
But he won’t have it easy. On the starting line will be Jimmy Gressier, the reigning world champion in the 10,000 metres, along with six other athletes who clock sub-13-minute marks. A final-level field that makes Ingebrigtsen’s comeback one of the day’s big moments in Birmingham.
The race will start at 21:40 local time (Spanish time) and can be watched live on Teledeporte and Eurosport. There will be no Spanish representation in this final, which will pit the European king of recent years against one of the great names in global distance running.