Embarrassed by Cole Hocker at Paris Olympics Jakob Ingebrigtsen Gets Revenge at Diamond League

It has not even been 15 days since the curtain was drawn over the Paris Olympics 2024, and the Norwegian long-distance runner, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, has avenged his loss! Choosing not to hit the pause button after the biggest meet of the year, Ingebrigtsen almost immediately got back to the tracks at the Lausanne Diamond League. And in some form, his performance has just beat the likes of Cole Hocker.

In the men’s 1500m dash, Ingebrigtsen came in first with a 3:27.83 time, which is a new meet record. He not only bested his own DL record of 3:28.72 from 2023 but also defeated American athlete Hocker, who is the reigning Olympic champion. Post the same, Ingebrigtsen said, “I appreciate you coming out,“ which may be a shot fired at Josh Kerr, who missed the event this time.

💎 RESULTS: Lausanne Diamond League men’s 1500m

Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes down Olympic champion Cole Hocker in their first race since the Paris Olympics. I believe he said to Hocker, “I appreciate you coming out.”

Full results ⤵️
1. 🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen – 3:27.83 (MR)
2. 🇺🇸… pic.twitter.com/cPXtc70y0V

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After his win, Ingebrigtsen further remarked, “It’s been almost two weeks since Paris so there was plenty of time to recover. For me a lot of it has been mental including going home, taking some easy days and then getting back to work. Tonight’s race gave me good answers and I’m looking forward to building on this for my next race on Sunday and the rest of the season.”