Injury-hit Ingebrigtsen fails to advance in world 1,500m | Sports

TOKYO, Sept 14, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen's bid to put an injury-plagued season behind him bombed as the Norwegian failed to make it out of his "terrible" 1,500m heat at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday. Ingebrigtsen, who won Olympic 1,500m gold in the Japanese capital in 2021 but was searching for a first world title over the distance, has been laid low with an achilles injury that has seen him miss all of the outdoor season. In his heat at the National Stadium, things seemed as normal as Ingebrigtsen fell into his usual spot at the back of the pack. But coming into the final lap, the 24-year-old was boxed in on the inside with seemingly little...