Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 3,000-meter world record by over three seconds, clocking 7:17.55, at the Silesia Diamond League meeting. This time eclipsed Kenya’s Daniel Komen’s 1996 men’s track record of 7:20.67, which had stood for the longest period. The 23-year-old was taken aback by his accomplishment, saying, “I was hoping to challenge the world record here, but I never imagined I could run 7:17.”
Ingebrigtsen, who recently won the 1,500 metres in Lausanne, finished ahead of Ethiopians Berihu Aregawi and Yomif Kejelcha. Aregawi ran a lifetime best and the third-fastest time ever, 7:21.28.
Meanwhile, Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis beat his own world record for the tenth time, clearing 6.26 meters. The 24-year-old easily won the race at 6.00 meters before breaking the previous record on his second attempt. “I know a lot of people came here to see me jump, so I wanted to put on a good show for them,” Duplantis said, crediting his success to his focus on the Olympics.
Duplantis smashed his record for the third time this year, cementing his dominance in the sport, since he owns all of the top ten rankings.
