Over 1,500 meters

Surprise! Favorite Ingebrigtsen comes away empty-handed

Cole Hocker (center) triumphs, Jakob Ingebrigtsen (right) is bitterly disappointed.(Bild: AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Norway's athletics star Jakob Ingebrigtsen came away empty-handed at the Olympic Games in Paris on Tuesday. Surprisingly, the top favorite and winner of Tokyo 2021 only finished in bronze in the 1,500 m. 

The US American Cole Hocker triumphed in a new Olympic record (3:27.65 minutes) ahead of the British world champion Josh Kerr (+0.14) and Yared Nuguse (USA/+0.15).

One chance remains
Ingebrigtsen, who had run the fourth fastest time in history after his European record of 3:26.73 minutes last month, wanted to equal Britain's Sebastian Coe as the only other double Olympic champion over 1,500m. However, the 23-year-old, who had started the race aggressively and took the lead on the first lap, was overtaken by his three rivals on the home straight. Ingebrigtsen has another chance of a medal in the 5,000m.

Camryn Rogers lived up to her role as favorite in the hammer throw. The Canadian threw the four-kilo implement 76.97 m, a good one and a half meters further than second-placed Annette Echikunwoke from the USA.