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Jakob Ingebrigtsen returns to competition this afternoon in spectacular fashion<\/strong> and he does so by pursuing his fourth consecutive European title in the 5000 metres<\/strong>. The Norwegian, champion in Berlin 2018, Munich 2022 and Rome 2024<\/strong>, returns after almost a year without competing and following surgery on his Achilles tendon.<\/p>\n But he won\u2019t have it easy. On the starting line will be Jimmy Gressier,<\/strong> the reigning world champion in the 10,000 metres<\/strong>, along with six other athletes who clock sub-13-minute marks<\/strong>. A final-level field that makes Ingebrigtsen\u2019s comeback one of the day\u2019s big moments in Birmingham.<\/p>\n But he won\u2019t have it easy. On the starting line will be Jimmy Gressier,<\/strong> the reigning world champion in the 10,000 metres<\/strong>, along with six other athletes who clock sub-13-minute marks. A final-level field that makes Ingebrigtsen\u2019s comeback one of the day\u2019s big moments in Birmingham.<\/p>\n The race will start at 21:40 local time (Spanish time)<\/strong> and can be watched live on Teledeporte and Eurosport<\/strong>. There will be no Spanish representation<\/strong> in this final, which will pit the European king of recent years against one of the great names in global distance running.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n