Ingebrigtsen wins third European cross-country title
FILE: Norway's athlete Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebrates winning the men's 1500m final during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Rome on June 12, 2024. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
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Ingebrigtsen, who skipped the event last year after previously winning in 2021 and 2022, opened up an eight-second gap on Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa in the final stages.
The 24-year-old Norwegian, who has Olympic golds in the 1500m (2021) and 5,000m (2024), raced home in a winning time of 22min 16sec over the 7.8km course at Dokuma Park.
Thierry Ndikumwenayo took bronze to help lead Spain to gold in the team race.
France's defending champion Yann Schrub finished sixth.
The women's title was claimed by Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Nadia Battocletti.
The Italian finished ahead of Germany's Konstanze Klosterhalfen and home favourite Yasemin Can.
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